The church door was opened and I stepped inside I went there hoping that she'd change her mind There were beautiful roses in a bridal bouquet Where she stood at the alter in a veil of white lace
A stranger in silence reached out for her hand And placed on her finger a gold wedding band There was happiness written in the smile on his face But I couldn't see hers beneath the veil of white lace
I pitied that stranger for all he could see Was their life together until eternity My heart filled with anger as I pictured the face Of a false hearted quitter beneath a veil of white lace
I reached in my pocket when the wedding was done My hand touched a locket then it fell on a gun It shattered the silence as it left its trace Stains of red crimson on a veil of white lace
I ran from the church house as I threw down the gun But stopped on the door step for there crossing the lawn My darling said she had decided to wait Death to a stranger beneath a veil of white lace
Yes it's death to a stranger beneath a veil of white lace