I do, I do, I do
I used to sing this ABBA song when I was a child and never thought of it seriously as in the depth of its meaning and never rubbished it as nonsensical. As I grew older and belted out the song several times in Karaoke sessions, I realised that the song has nothing to do with marriage or 'real love' ... and to have heard it played at several wedding receptions, I'm aghast and agawked at how little attention people put into their choice of songs. Well, I made sure that it will never be played at my wedding :).
Speaking of choice of songs, I am a mixed bag in listening to songs as well... but am usually a sucker for easy-to-the-ears type of tunes as well and ignore lyrics at times till it dawns on me one fine day when applied to situations/experiences in life. Sometimes I magnify the lyrics of songs eventho I love the tune.
As for our recent wedding, I had some un-wedding songs which I planned for the wedding as well - yes, I overlooked the lyrics! Thanks to my other half, he had zoomed into the minute details of the lyrics sung and cancelled out a few of my tastefully tuneful songs (tho the lyrics were not the best-suited for weddings!). But... but... there are a few songs where he overlooked as well :D. Aren't we great partners, cancelling off each other's songs for the wedding? Well, we are great partners, truly, we came to an agreement and played all the songs that we love, in joint agreement.
Speaking of joint agreement, that's what commitment and living a life in togetherness is all about. To compromise. It's not as one-sided as it's depicted in the ABBA song. Now that I've already walked the down the aisle and said my "I dos", I'm just clocking in the time - I've been married for a quarter of a year (soon to be, anyway... *screams*). Ok, it's out...I just can't keep track of the time, sometimes :D. Of course, I wonder who else thinks like me... probably a lot of people do, hmm?
Consider all things of the past that brought me today, I'm happy where I am now, love my hubby to bits and pieces, and of course glad to wave all the past misgivings goodbye. Now, here's the lyrics to that ABBA song, please laugh with me :D:
Love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
I can't conceal it, don't you see, can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Oh, I've been dreaming through my lonely past
Now I just made it, I found you at last
So come on, now lets try it, I love you, can't deny it
cos it's true
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
Oh, no hard feelings between you and me
If we can't make it, but just wait and see
So come on, now lets try it, I love you, can't deny it
cos it's true
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
So love me or leave me, make your choice but believe me
I love you
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
I can't conceal it, don't you see, can't you feel it?
Don't you too?
I do, I do, I do, I do, I do
