I have always found love songs difficult to write.
Not because I don't believe in love — I absolutely do — but because it's so easy for a love song to slide into something overly sweet or just plain corny. A few too many dreamy lines, and suddenly it starts sounding like something that belongs inside a greeting card.
That's never really been my style.
Even when I was young, writing about couples' love wasn't what I naturally reached for. Most people enjoy writing poems or lyrics about romance, but I usually find myself writing about other parts of life, emotions, observations, and the things people quietly go through.
Lately, though, I've been pushing myself a little.
I decided to build a small collection of songs centered around relationships, weddings, and love stories. And when I sat down to write one, I realized the only way it would feel natural for me was to approach it as a story, not just a description of love.
That's how Marry Me – Fool began - It's become my husband's favorite so far of all that I've written:
A Moment on a Train Platform
I wrote these lyrics on March 3rd, 2026, as part of that little challenge I gave myself.
Since I've been married for over forty years, trying to step back into those early romantic feelings can feel a bit strange. Love deepens over time. It becomes steadier and quieter. It's beautiful, but it's different from those younger emotions when everything feels sudden and electric.
So instead of trying to recreate the feeling directly, I imagined a moment.
A crowded train station.
People are moving in every direction, all focused on their own lives. And amid all that movement, a man notices a woman standing on the platform.
Something about her catches his attention immediately. Maybe it's the way she carries herself. Maybe it's something he can't explain. But he knows he doesn't want to lose sight of her.
So he pushes through the crowd and boards the same train car she's getting on.
They don't speak during the ride. In fact, most of the story unfolds in silence — two strangers sharing the same space while he quietly hopes for a moment to connect.
That moment finally comes when the train reaches its stop.
He steps off, turns back toward her, and reaches out his hand, asking if she'd like help stepping down.
Those few words are the first time they have ever spoken to each other.
By the end of the song, five years have passed, and they're still together.
And it all started with a glance across a crowded platform and a quiet train ride where almost nothing was said.
I think stories like that stay with us because they tap into something many of us have wondered about at some point — those moments when someone walks into view and, for reasons we can't fully explain, they capture our attention completely.
Writing Marry Me – Fool reminded me that sometimes love stories don't begin with big declarations.
Sometimes they begin with something much simpler.
A crowded station.
A quiet train ride.
And a hand reaching out at exactly the right time.
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