Meet, conceive and marryTrue love’s a shotgun weddingThere’s no time to fool aroundBecause you have no choices nowFlowers in the backyardWith the family gathered roundTrue love’s a shotgun weddingYou can’t plan it outPerhaps if it was passionAnd not just circumstancesThat you put a little loveInto that question that you’re askingShe lays a kiss upon your cheekHer lips so full and roundTrue love’s a shotgun weddingMama said « don’t fool around »I know it seems awkwardBut that ain’t gonna stop herThis down payment is a promiseThat your love is gonna prosperThe world won’t endWhen you throw in the towelTrue love’s a shotgun weddingWith the layman writing vowsIt’s the right thing, boyPut that ring around her fingerAnd don’t you stop to worryThat the feeling won’t lingerLight yourself a cigaretteWhile writing invitationsShe knows this matrimonyWon’t meet child expectationsYou lay a hand upon her bellySo full and roundTrue love’s a shotgun weddingMama said « don’t fool around »True love’s a shotgun weddingAnd you can’t plan it out