Let’s Get Married Lyrics

[Intro]
Can you take this babe to be your only?
And this babe to be your only?
Let's get married

[Verse 1]
Sit down, breathe, and just listen
Hey baby, baby
I've been gone, I've been gone, I've been so far gone lately
And I know it's bad when we look out
But bad, bad people don't live in our house so
I'm gonna look good for you honey
Get my myself together, spend you all of my money, yeah
And I know it's hard enough to love me

But woke up in a safe house singing, "Honey, let's get married"

[Chorus]
Don't wanna walk alone
So let's get married
I don't wanna walk alone
Let's just get married
Don't wanna walk alone
So let's get married
'Cause we don't wanna walk alone
Or runaway, hey!

[Verse 2]
Sit down, breathe, and just listen
I want my honey
They think they know what we're going through, they don't know nothing
And I know it's bad when we look out
But bad, bad people don't live in our house so

I'm gonna get right for you honey
I'll take all of my medicine, spend you all my money, yeah
And I know it's hard enough to love me
But woke up in a safe house singing, "Honey, let's get married"

[Chorus]
Don't wanna walk alone
So let's get married
I don't wanna walk alone
Let's just get married
Don't wanna walk alone
So let's get married
'Cause we don't wanna walk alone
Or runaway, hey!


[Bridge]
Change me at all costs
Starlight and star-crossed
Take me so breathless
We could be reckless
Why don't you change me at all costs?
Starlight and star-crossed
Take me so breathless
Yeah, woke up in a safe house singing, "Honey, let's get married"

About

Genius Annotation

On “Let’s Get Married”, Jack Antonoff follows the theme on Gone Now about euphoric, frantic feelings and how difficult it is to be in love.
This song is about loneliness, honesty and wanting to bring your loved one closer to you by marrying them and dropping everything after an explosive moment of happiness.

On Twitter, Jack explained the inspiration behind the song:

I wrote this the day after Trump was elected. When the election happened I felt not only devastated but also freaked out. I thought, ‘bad people don’t live in our house.’ Who is it? What was it? It made me want to grab everything and say, “let’s get married, let’s stay here.” It’s not quite the love song it seems."

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