Love Land

She wasn't wearing a wedding dress
In a Vegas wedding chapel
They were herding them in and out of there
Like they were cattle
Not exactly the fairytale
That she had planned
But mama said, "Aren't you supposed to get married, girl
Before you bring a baby in this world?"
And all she could say was, "Yes, ma'am"
She called her from that chapel in Love Land
She said, "Mama, I really love this man"
Love Land
Seemed like a lifetime
Driving from Vegas to Oklahoma
If you're allowed a number of mistakes in life
She said, "Maybe I filled my quarter"
They called in a reception saying, "You did the right thing"
But they smiled, their broken smiles said
Who needs to walk down the aisle
As she showed off her wedding ring
They walked away hand in hand to Love Land
She said, "I really love this man"
Love Land
Amazing all the progress we've made
Since the days of Thomas Edison
Still only God gives life
In spite of modern medicine
The doctors' voices whispered, "We did all that we could do
But your baby wasn't strong enough
To make it the whole nine months"
And as their world broke in two
He said, "I'll carry you through"
To Love Land
She said, "For the longest time
I've blamed myself
Thought I was paying for my mistakes"
But they tried again
Now they're watching him
All three candles out
He's daddy's little man
She said, "Only God could've
Planned the steps I've taken
That led me to where I am"
Love Land