*A Year Later*

Oh, oh, oh

Oh, oh, ohYou were in college, working part-time, waiting tables
Left a small town, never looked back
I was a flight risk, with a fear of fallin'
Wondering why we bother with love, if it never lasts...

Aricka fixes her veil, and smiles in the mirror. Patton helps her put her shoes one, and she hugs him. "Thanks, Pat." he smiles, and rearranges her-slightly messed up-sleeves.

"No problem."

I say, "Can you believe it?"
As we're lyin' on the couch
The moment, I can see it
Yes, yes, I can see it nowDo you remember, we were sittin', there by the water?
You put your arm around me for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing, that's ever been mine...

Roman was waiting for her at the top of the stairs. She tightens her grip on her veil. "Happily ever starts now," Aricka comments, making both of them laugh.

"That's my line," he teases. The Wedding March starts playing, and they begin walking down.

Flash forward, and we're takin' on the world together
And there's a drawer of my things at your place
You learn my secrets and you figure out why I'm guarded
You say we'll never make my parents' mistakesAnd we got bills to pay
We got nothin' figured out
When it was hard to take
Yes, yes
This is what I thought aboutDo you remember, we were sittin' there, by the water?
You put your arm around me, for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing, that's ever been mine....

Virgil was waiting at the altar for her. She grins, butterflies swimming in her stomach, and Roman puts her hand in Virgil's. "You're the best thing to happen to me," he mouths, and her eyes fill with tears.

Do you remember all the city lights on the water?
You saw me start to believe, for the first time
You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing, that's ever been mineOh, oh, oh, oh....

"Do you, Aricka, take Virgil..." the preacher asks.

"I do."

"Do you Virgil, take Aricka..."

"I do."

And I remember that fight, two-thirty a.m.
'Cause everything was slipping right out of our hands
I ran out, crying, and you followed me out into the streetBraced myself for the goodbye,
'Cause that's all I've ever known
Then, you took me by surprise
You said, "I'll never leave you alone"You said, "I remember how we felt, sitting by the water.
And every time I look at you, it's like the first time.
I fell in love with a careless man's careful daughter.
She is the best thing that's ever been mine."....

"You may kiss the bride."  Virgil lifts the veil, and smiles at her. "I love you."

And then they kiss.

You made a rebel of a careless man's careful daughter
You are the best thing, that's ever been mineDo you believe it?
We're gonna make it now
And I can see it....