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The Worst That Could Happen

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Girl, I heard you're getting married
Heard you're getting married,
this time you're really sure
And this is the end,
they say you really mean it
This guy's the one that makes you feel
so safe, so sane and so secure
And, baby, if he loves you more than me
Maybe it's the best thing
Maybe it's the best thing for you
But it's the worst that could happen to me

I'll never get married
Never get married, you know that's not my scene
But a girl like you needs to be married
I've known all along you couldn't
live forever in between
And, baby, if he loves you more than me
Maybe it's the best thing
Maybe it's the best thing for you
But it's the worst that could happen to me

And, girl, I don't really blame you
for having a dream of your own
Hey, girl, I don't really blame you
A woman like you needs a house and a home, baby
If he really loves you more than me
Maybe it's the best thing
Maybe it's the best thing for you
But it's the worst that could happen

Oh, girl, don't wanna get married
Girl, I'm never, never gonna marry, no no
No, it's the worst that could happen
The worst that could happen
Oh, girl, the worst that could happen

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zerpens On Oct 12, 2002

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The Worst That Could Happen [Stereo]

Girl, I heard you're getting married
Heard you're getting married, 
this time you're really sure
And this is the end, 
they say you really mean it
This guy's the one that makes you feel 
so safe, so sane and so secure
And, baby, if he loves you more than me
Maybe it's the best thing
Maybe it's the best thing for you
But it's the worst that could happen to me

I'll never get married
Never get married, you know that's not my scene
But a girl like you needs to be married
I've known all along you couldn't 
live forever in between
And, baby, if he loves you more than me
Maybe it's the best thing
Maybe it's the best thing for you
But it's the worst that could happen to me

And, girl, I don't really blame you 
for having a dream of your own
Hey, girl, I don't really blame you
A woman like you needs a house and a home, baby
If he really loves you more than me
Maybe it's the best thing
Maybe it's the best thing for you
But it's the worst that could happen

Oh, girl, don't wanna get married
Girl, I'm never, never gonna marry, no no
No, it's the worst that could happen
The worst that could happen
Oh, girl, the worst that could happen

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2002-10-12 02:50:31

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by redblueguy

1y ago

Jimmy Webb's songwriting, and the Brooklyn Bridge's performance, are superb on this song. But while the lyrics are supposed to be emotional and tug at your heart strings for the guy who loses the girl, they really gloss over the ugliness of the whole idea. "I'm never getting married, you know that's not my scene". What the heck is that supposed to mean? He is too immature and selfish to commit to her. THAT's what it means. And we're supposed to feel sorry for him? When he says, "A girl like you, needs to be married", what is THAT supposed to mean? What is a "girl like you"? The whole thing just reeks of a guy who wants it all his way. Even while he says, "I don't really blame you" , the choice of "really" in there is a back-handed insinuation that he DOES blame her. Ewwwww.... He's just a user who expected her to hang around forever without him making a commitment and now that she's getting married, he crying the blues.

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