she keeps asking
when we gonna settle down
all her friends have a ring
and she alone look like a clown
so
when we gonna settle down
settle down
settle down
oh
oh
yeah
got a thing for you
girl
bring your finger
mek me put it on 'pon it
tek you out of this world
single life no fit you none at all
no
regular you drop your hints dem
just gwaan like me no hear
save up and buy the things dem
fi surprise you this year
oh
girl
hear the bells
lord
thing a ling a ling
thing a ling a ling
whoa
wedding bells
lord
thing a ling a ling
thing a ling a ling
oh
me know you ready
know you ready
you ready fi we settle down
and start move very steady
oh
hear the bells in my head
oh
yes
me know your sister married
and your mother waan know why we not
she say a long time we deh full time we tie the knot
one year me buy you a necklace
think you would a breathless
no
me know you never waan me buy you that
you get whole heap a nice things when a valentines
and pretty flowers when a spring time
first class ticket me buy when a foreign time
but right yah now me realize a ring time
'cause
hear the bells in my head
thing a ling a ling
thing a ling a ling
lord
oh
wedding bells in my head
thing a ling a ling
thing a ling a ling
eh
me know you ready
know you ready
you ready fi we settle down
and start move very steady
oh
hear the bells in my head
oh
baby
now we already have a child together
time to build a life
say you tired a the common-law stereotype
me know me overdo the thing
a time you be the wife
be the only one
standing by my side
took me a little time to wake up
and look inna meself and realize nuff a your time me take up
you want a house to be a home
you no waan no place weh drape up
that's why me tell you straight up
tonight of all nights
girl
hear the bells in my head
thing a ling a ling
me thing a ling a ling
a lord god
hear the bells
lord
thing a ling a ling
thing a ling a ling
whoa
me know you ready
know you ready
you ready fi we settle down
and start move very steady
he
he
he
hear the bells in my head
oh
baby
you're asking when we gonna settle down
cah you tired a the way
you tired fi mess around
so when we gonna settle down
when we gonna
move in together
find a place uptown
when we gonna settle down
'cause all your friends have a ring
and we alone look like a clown
so
when we gonna
yes you wanna
settle down
so i'mma make it happen
baby
'cause
i hear the bells in my head
thing a ling a ling
me thing a ling a ling
a lord god
the pretty bells in my head
thing a ling a ling
thing a ling a ling
whoa
me know you ready
me know you ready
you ready fi we settle down
and start move very steady
lord
hear the bells in my head
baby
just for me and you