I slowly turned the pages  And see all these smiling faces  It's hard to believe it was today, ten years ago  Here is the invitation, to our wedding celebration  Just look at the promise these pictures show (now I know)    If I had loved her by the book  She would be right here by my side  But fool that I am  I overlooked my promise to love her forever, for worse  Or for better  We'd still be together...if I had loved her by the book    If I'd opened this book more often  Then I wouldn't have forgotten  How much she cared, and how much I meant my solemn vow  To honor, to have and to hold her...but as I read them over  I know it's too late to say I'm sorry now, but some how    If I had loved her by the book  She would be right here by my side  But fool that I am  I overlooked my promise to love her forever, for worse  Or for better  We'd still be together...if I had loved her    If I had loved her by the book  She would be right here by my side  But fool that I am  I overlooked my promise to love her forever, for worse  Or for better  We'd still be together...if I had loved her  If I had loved her by the book