Check Yes or No

This song definitely had me smiling as I ate breakfast the other morning. I used to listen to a ton of country when I was a kid, and I've gotta say: country definitely has an interesting view on the idea of love. I'm not going to say that it skewed my perception of love as a kid, but it definitely contributed to some quirks (to say nothing of the damage done to my ability to make real rhymes).
I remember singing along to "Check Yes or No" long before I could date. Looking back now, I smile at how idyllic and simple it makes things sound:

It started way back in third grade

I used to sit beside Emmylou Hayes

A pink dress, a matching bow and her pony tail

She kissed me on the school bus, but told me not to tell

Next day I chased her 'round the playground

Across the monkey bars, to the merry-go-round

And Emmylou got caught passing me a note

Before the teacher took it, I read what she wrote:

"Do you love me, do you wanna be my friend?

And if you do

Well then don't be afraid to take me by the hand

If you want to

I think this is how love goes, check yes or no"

As I thought about it more, though, I felt like little Emmylou Hayes and George Strait (loved the glasses in the video!) nailed it on the head describing love. Love is wonderfully awkward. It doesn't make any sense, and it's foolhardy and nonsensical and full of fun and chasing on the monkey bars. It's putting yourself out there, and sometimes getting more back than you could ever have hoped for.
Is that cheesy?
Yeah, I guess it is.

...but you know what? I think that love is cheesy sometimes too :)