to have and to hold,
it's all I ever wanted
it's all I ever needed
and I had and I held
then it was stripped away
and given away to all but I
though earned by me alone
and I would not have traded what we had
for all the tea in China
with a guaranteed buyer
at one hundred dollars by the pound
but the trade was made
me fighting all the while in vain
to save that had and held
till 'twas no more
so I clutched what was left of my pride
held tightly in my arms
and walked away
leaving my heart behind.
The world's payment for alliance and devotion
