i wanna marry you

i see you walking

baby

down the street

pushing that baby carriage at your feet

i see that lonely ribbon in your hair

tell me am i the man for whom you put it there

you never smile girl

you never speak

you just walk on by

darlin'

week after week

raising two kids alone in this mixed up world

must be a lonely life for a working girl

little girl

i wanna marry you

oh yeah

little girl

i wanna marry you

yes i do

little girl

i wanna mary you

now

honey

i don't wanna clip your wings

but a time comes when two people should think of these things

having a home and a family

facing up to their responsibilities

they say in the end true love prevails

but in the end true love can't be no fairytale

to say i'll make your dreams come true would be wrong

but maybe

darlin'

i could help them along

little girl

i wanna marry you

oh yeah

little girl

i wanna marry you

yes i do

little girl

i wanna mary you

my daddy said right before he died

that true

true love was just a lie

he went to his grave a broken heart

an unfulfilled life

makes a man hard

oh darlin'

there's something happy and there's something sad

'bout wanting somebody

oh so bad

i wear my love darlin'

without shame

i'd be proud if you would wear my name