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She wasn't wearing a wedding dress |
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In a Vegas wedding chapel |
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They were herding 'em in and out of there |
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Like they were cattle |
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Not exactly the fairytale that she had planned |
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But mama said, \"Aren't you supposed to get married, girl |
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Before you bring a baby in this world?\" |
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And all she could say was \"yes ma'am\" |
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She called her from that chapel |
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In Love Land |
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She said, \"Mama, I really love this man\" |
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Love Land |
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Seemed like a lifetime, driving from Vegas to Oklahoma |
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\"If you're allowed a number of mistakes in life,\" she said |
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\"Maybe I filled my quarter\" |
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They called in a reception, saying you did the right thing |
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But they smiled, their broken smiles said |
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\"Who needs to walk down the aisle?\" |
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As she showed off her wedding ring |
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They walked away hand in hand |
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To Love Land |
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She said, \"I really love this man\" |
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Love Land |
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Amazing all the progress we've made |
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Since the days of Thomas Edison |
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Still only God gives life |
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In spite of modern medicine |
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The doctors' voices whispered |
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\"We did all that we could do |
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But your baby wasn't strong enough |
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To make it the whole nine months\" |
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And as their world broke in two |
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He said, \"I'll carry you through |
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To Love Land\" |
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She said, \"For the longest time I've blamed myself |
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Thought I was paying for my mistakes\" |
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But they tried again, now they're watching him |
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All three candles out |
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He's daddy's little man |
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She said, \"Only God could've planned the steps I've taken |
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That led me to where I am |
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Love Land |
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Love, Love Land |
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Anywhere you hold my hand is Love Land |
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Ooh, Love Land\" |
