Willie Nelson - Songbird (2006) - $1000 Wedding lyrics

  • It was a $1000 wedding supposed to be held the other day and
    With all the invitations sent
    The young bride went away
    When the groom saw people passing notes
    Not unusual, he might say
    But where are the flowers for my baby
    I'd even like to see her mean old mama
    And why ain't there a funeral, if you're gonna act that way
    I hate to tell you how he acted when the news arrived
    He took some friends out drinking and
    it's lucky they survived
    Well, he told them everything there was to
    tell there along the way
    And he felt so bad when he saw the traces
    of old lies still on their faces
    So why don't someone here just spike his drink
    Why don't you do him in some old way
    Supposed to be a funeral
    It's been a bad, bad day
    The Reverend Dr. William Grace
    Was talking to the crowd
    All about the sweet child's holy face and
    The saints who sung out loud
    And he swore the fiercest beasts
    could all be put to sleep the same silly way
    And where are the flowers for the girl
    She only knew she loved the world
    And why ain't there one lonely horn and one sad note to play
    Supposed to be a funeral
    It's been a bad, bad day
    Supposed to be a funeral
    It's been a bad, bad day

    (Thanks to Butz for these lyrics)