Norm Crouse - Consequences Last Lyrics

She was just a poor girl
Who had barely reached her teens
He, the local Romeo
From a family with some means

He was tall and handsome
She was just naive
He painted pretty pictures
That she wanted to believe

You can hem and haw awhile
After you've been asked
Beyond that indecision
Each act is quickly past
Choices give you options
Decisions go bye fast
They happen in an instant
But the consequences last

Gave her broken promises
Of a life beyond her station
He got what he wanted
She got a reputation

He got him a conquest
From having played the game
Got a moment's pleasure
She got a life of shame

You can hem and haw awhile
After you've been asked
Beyond that indecision
The act is quickly past
Choices give you options
Decisions go bye fast
They happen in an instant
But the consequences last

Some things in life are white or black
When you go forward, you can't go back
You can get angry. You can explain
But once things are different, they won't be the same

Hard to think of consequences
When you go to choose
An easy trap to think
You've nothing left to lose

Saying yes, or no, or maybe
Decisions made too fast
Seem like such a minor thing
But the consequences last

You can hem and haw awhile
After you've been asked
Beyond that indecision
The act is quickly past
Choices give you options
Decisions go bye fast
They happen in an instant
But the consequences last

It so hard to remember
That the consequences last