All three verses follow a set pattern in presenting these images.

The second verse follows their marriage as they have two children who grow up and move away from home.

Each verse of the song follows a pattern of three strophes.

The first verse and chorus follow them through elementary school as they play together.

The second verse and chorus follow the same format.

Doreck skipped a verse and the entire church followed, giving him a sense of power and command.

A capping verse followed, and it was over before anybody had got used to it.

At least three more verses followed these two.

In translation, three verses of the song are as follows:

In either case, when read aloud, such verse naturally follows an iambic beat.