pretty in white

Mr and Mrs, a photo of the happy couple
I think it's funny that the maid of honor took that photo
'Cause it was almost me, it was gonna be

You're dress shopping, and I'm just window watching
From across the street 'cause I'm too scared to go say "hi"
And I remember when, we weren't strangers, just friends

I was gonna be a bridesmaid
Now I'm sitting in the back pew
With all the other people who don't really know you
But there's a difference, because I used to

But then I knew the hard times
Spring showers rained knives
That cut all our ties, lost and out of sight
Hard times, spring showers rained knives
That cut all our ties, but this is your night
So I'll put it behind,
And say I always knew that you would look pretty in white

Now you're with your friends
Who all look like carbon copies
I might be wrong, but I think they reminded you of me
But a replacement isn't the real thing

I was gonna be a bridesmaid
Now I'm barely invited
Had an extra space and I crossed your mind
Was it just catholic guilt?
Or do you miss what we built?

After all the hard times
Spring showers rained knives
That cut all our ties
Wish I could make it right
Tonight you're wearing white
A pretty sight,
I'm not just being polite

Pretty on the dancefloor
Dancing to "Death of a Bachelor"
Pretty at the alter
Wiping tears from the eyes of your father
Pretty at the sunrise
Pretty when the sun sets in the dark
And I know that it's over
But I'll always remember the way it was

Hard times, spring showers rained knives
And they cut all our ties, but this is your night
Priest rites, tears in your eyes
All my love tonight
Even if I'm out of sight

So I'll put it behind
Because I always knew that you would look pretty in white