Story Behind The Song
Love for a girl who wouldn't marry the singer (she wanted a rich lawyer!)
Song Description
Each verse suggests different ways of being or things the man would do for his intended wife all of which are not enough to prevent his loneliness until she accepts his proposal of marriage.
| Song Length |
2:57 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Country - Bluegrass |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Endearing, In High Spirits |
Subject |
Marriage, Unrequited Love |
| Similar Artists |
Johnny Cash, The Traveling Wilburys |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Well I would like to marry you
but you won't marry me
i would love to love you well
my love would set you free
i would take you by the hand
and listen to your dreams
But i'm alone, till you marry me
Well i would be a travellin man
i'd sail the seven seas
from the Barbary coast to the Emerald Isle
New York to Italy
Well i would watch the waters rise
The great flood come pourin down
But I'm alone, till you marry me
Well i would dig a grave of dirt
and lie in it for you
i would give up all my sins
and only speak the truth
i would call on heaven's name
to protect you to the end
but i'm alone, till you marry me