Cherry Stems

I put a cherry stem in my mouth
It was tied in a knot when it came out
I said to you that you owe me a kiss
You said, "No way that that is real
It's just a kiss you're trying to steal"
You said, "Okay though, if you insist"

And we tied a thousand cherry stems that night
We slept by that cherry tree
Until we saw the morning light
Now every time that I see one of them
I thank the Lord for those cherry stems

A few months later, went to that tree
I had planned to get on a knee
I've been waiting for you for all my life
Wanted to ask but didn't know how
'Til I saw a cherry stem on the ground
I tied one on your finger and said, "Be my wife"

And we tied a thousand cherry stems that night
We slept by the cherry tree
Until we saw the morning light
Now every time that I see one of them
I thank the Lord for those cherry stems
Oh, those cherry stems

A few years later, I bought you a house
We had a couple kids to run around
You say that every time that you see one of them
You thank the Lord
You thank the Lord
You thank the Lord
For those cherry stems
For those cherry stems

Whoa, those cherry stems
Oh, those cherry stems
Oh, those cherry stems
Oh, those cherry stems
Oh, those cherry stems