How I Feel Affects Other People...

DATE YOUR MATE

May I suggest that if her name was once Sweetheart,

and his Honey

That you continue to say them with no bite?

And that one of you has to wonder

what surprise YOU have, to make this a special night?

Look, I don’t care if you’ve gotten older

or put on a little weight

It takes some work to stay in love

You’ve got to date your mate.

Flowers are supposed to bloom and wither

So they can be renewed.

And, fellas, if you start then stop sending them

She’ll get them from some other dude.

Now hold on ladies,

don’t accept those replacement flowers so fast

How much are you doing of what you did

To get them in the past?

If you were a gentleman who opened every door

Don’t suddenly wake up one day

and act like it’s such a chore.

Don’t switch to unscented soap

if you once wore cologne.

And if you do, don’t wonder why

she spends so much time on the phone.

Remember, if it was a whiff of your perfume

That made him stick out his chest and spread his plume

No matter how many children or situations

It’s not too late

To relive those precious moments

You’ve got to date your mate.

If he was once your knight in shining armor

Or she, your damsel in distress

Admire the way he looks in a suit

Compliment her on that new dress.

It’s never too early in the morning to show your love

Any time of night is not too late

If you’ve done it before, do it again

You’ve got to date your mate.

You were blessed to have met one another

Do you doubt that destiny?

And after you’ve erased all the unpleasant memories

Would your faults be strengths with someone else?

Are you guaranteed to wake up tomorrow

to share or see a smile?

Will you find a little less rhyme or reason

Even see all you have at stake?

Have you forgotten so much about the good times

That in hindsight they were all fake?

Don’t let the thin line disappear

And turn your love into your hate

It’s a chance not everyone gets

So don’t take it for granted

You’ve got to date your mate.

© 1994 Sporty King
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