The Marriage Lyrics

The song The Marriage is performed by Billy Bragg in the album named Volume 1 in the year 2006 .



I understand you needing
And wanting is no crime
But I can't help feeling
That you and your mother
Are just wasting your time

Choosing Saturdays in Summer
Oh, I dare you to wear white
Love is just a moment of giving
And marriage is when we admit
Our parents were right

I just don't understand it
What makes our love a sin
How can it make that difference
If you and I are wearing
That bloody, bloody ring

If I share my bed with you
Must I also share my life
Love is just a moment of giving
And marriage is when we admit
Our parents were right

You just don't understand it
This tender trap we're in
Those glossy catalogues of couples
Are cashing in
On happiness again and again

So drag me to the altar
And I'll make my sacrifice
Love is just a moment of giving
And marriage is when we admit
Our parents were right

Marriage is when we admit
Our parents were right
Just as marriage is when we admit
Our parents were probably right




Billy Bragg - Volume 1

Mar 2006

  1. The Cloth ( I ) (2:50)
  2. Love Lives Here (1:41)
  3. Speedway Hero (2:37)
  4. Loving You Too Long (2:49)
  5. Loves Gets Dangerous (2:30)
  6. Man In The Iron Mask (2:15)
  7. A13 (2:25)
  8. Fear Is A Man's Best Friend (2:32)
  9. Myth Of Trust (2:54)
  10. This Guitar Says Sorry (2:32)
  11. It Must Be A River (2:18)
  12. Won'T Talk About It (5:04)
  13. Talking Wag Club Blues (2:56)
  14. You Got The Power (3:08)
  15. The Last Time (2:53)
  16. Back To The Old House (2:50)
  17. World Turned Upside Down (Between The Wars Ep) (2:36)
  18. Train Train (2:13)
  19. The Marriage (2:32)
  20. Ideology (3:27)
  21. Honey I'M A Big Boy Now (4:08)
  22. Power In A Union (2:49)
  23. Wishing The Days Away (2:30)
  24. The Passion (2:54)
  25. The Home Front (4:12)
  26. Sin City (3:32)
  27. Deportees (4:00)
  28. Tracks Of My Tears (2:54)
  29. The Clashing Of Ideologies (2:49)
  30. A Nurse's Life Is Full Of Woe (2:46)
  31. Only Bad Signs (3:09)
  32. Hold The Fort (1:48)
  33. CHILE YOUR WATERS RUN RED THROUGH SOWETO
  34. DAYS LIKE THESE (DC REMIX)
  35. JOE HILL
  36. THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND
  37. NEVER CROSS A PICKET LINE
  38. A CHANGE IS GONNA COME
  39. A MINERS LIFE
  40. The Internationale (3:49)
  41. I Dreamed I Saw Phil Ochs Last Night (1:29)
  42. The Marching Song Of The Covert Battalions (4:00)
  43. Blakes Jerusalem (2:32)
  44. Nicaragua Nicaraguita (1:09)
  45. The Red Flag (3:13)
  46. My Youngest Son Came Home Today (3:08)
  47. Intro (Live) (0:58)
  48. Think Again (4:21)
  49. A13, TRUNK ROAD TO THE SEA


The Marriage