HOW TO EMBARRASS YOUR SWEETHEART IN A GOOD WAY (PART 1)

Step 1

Select a love song and change the words to make it personal.

Step 2

Sing it in front of a group of people.

Step 3

Have your sweetheart sit in front of the group with you, functioning as a human music stand, while you sing.

Getting ready to leave for the party.

That’s how to embarrass your sweetheart in a good way.

Tonight, Debra and I joined our church group for a Valentine’s Party, a “Mysterious Ways Dinner”, to be precise.

I was asked to kill some time during the event by providing a couple of humorous songs, customized for Debra, of course. The first one was “You Are the Sunshine of my Life”, recorded by Stevie Wonder. This song reached No. 1 on the Billboard Top 40 Hits in 1973. I changed the words a bit and, with Debra by my side, offered this serenade:

You are the sunshine of my life
Because you are my trophy wife
You are the apple of my eye
I am an old but lucky guy

I felt like this was the beginning
Of constant thrills for you and me
But now I find as I get older
I just don’t seem to have much energy

You are the sunshine of my life
Because you are my trophy wife
You are much younger than me
And you’re as pretty as can be

When we first met we’d go out dancing
We’d dance for hours and stay up late
But things have changed now that we’re older
We watch TV and go to bed by eight

You are the sunshine of my life
Because you are my trophy wife

(Guitar chords available upon request)

The crowd gathers.

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Debra and I are among the crowd.

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Before singing, I give a brief trivia quiz to the audience.

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Debra, my human music stand, holds up the music.



Yep. She's embarrassed. In a good way.