Well, you guys are close. The song is about two friends of mine who got married very young (he was just out of high school). I wrote and performed this at their wedding before the band really got going.
The majority of the lyrics revolve around no one (including myself) believing that their relationship - not to mention, marriage - would last. They moved West to Phoenix, where they still live today.
The "1700s" line is a direct reference to the groom's traditional southern baptist parents who didn't want to allow the bride to lift a finger when they were moving. They didn't think it proper for the woman to assert herself and frankly we all thought it was bullshit. It was just my way of telling the bride and groom that they are strong, brave kids and I was proud of them no matter what their ridiculous friends and relatives thought.
Well, you guys are close. The song is about two friends of mine who got married very young (he was just out of high school). I wrote and performed this at their wedding before the band really got going.
The majority of the lyrics revolve around no one (including myself) believing that their relationship - not to mention, marriage - would last. They moved West to Phoenix, where they still live today.
The "1700s" line is a direct reference to the groom's traditional southern baptist parents who didn't want to allow the bride to lift a finger when they were moving. They didn't think it proper for the woman to assert herself and frankly we all thought it was bullshit. It was just my way of telling the bride and groom that they are strong, brave kids and I was proud of them no matter what their ridiculous friends and relatives thought.
-Nathan, ENIAC