Norfolk And Western - A Marriage Proposal lyrics

Well, Thomas had a day in mind Kept it to himself but showed no signs Walking through the park, he knew it would be dark to walk away And Grace, she had a time with words, saving all the things she'd read and heard She sensed his grand proposal, and scared now I suppose Thomas, starting over seemed, like all the fiction characters redeemed And patience wasn't there, but he knew it was unfair to stay And Grace, she understood the times that he looked across her eyes so blind And though the yearn was small, she couldn't help but fall