The lyrics to the final verse are currently incorrect. "You know I wanna take my wedding vows" is the original as written and sung by Laura Nyro. But these are supposed to be the lyrics as sung by the 5th Dimension, which changes that line to "Bill, you're never gonna take those wedding vows. It is a small but important change. The 5th Dimension vision puts the onus on Bill; he is the one not moving forward and stringing her along. In the original, it is more ambiguous. It may simply be that this is a woman who just really wants to get married and Bill is the guy she's focused on. She may be in a hurry and he really hasn't strung her along at all. Remember, at the time this song was written we weren't far removed from the 50's when so many women thought it disastrous to turn 20 unmarried.
The lyrics to the final verse are currently incorrect. "You know I wanna take my wedding vows" is the original as written and sung by Laura Nyro. But these are supposed to be the lyrics as sung by the 5th Dimension, which changes that line to "Bill, you're never gonna take those wedding vows. It is a small but important change. The 5th Dimension vision puts the onus on Bill; he is the one not moving forward and stringing her along. In the original, it is more ambiguous. It may simply be that this is a woman who just really wants to get married and Bill is the guy she's focused on. She may be in a hurry and he really hasn't strung her along at all. Remember, at the time this song was written we weren't far removed from the 50's when so many women thought it disastrous to turn 20 unmarried.