Why did you marry?
Oh why did you marry?
You could have been an actress
You could have been a doctor
You could have been somebody
people wish they knewWhy did you marry?
Oh why did you marry?
Did no one ever tell you
To fly to the moon
To not get tied down too soon
To shop aroundOh all the places youd go
All the folks youd meet
Theyd say, Honey, youve still got it!
But no, that was twenty-some-odd years ago
Today youre just getting by
Youre just getting byWhy did you marry?
Oh why did you marry?
Did somebody convince you
Through sermons and psalms
That you could be happy
Just tagging alongOh all the places youd go
All the folks youd meet
Theyd say, Honey, thank god you
didnt end up like all of the other
girls on your street
Theyre just getting by
Theyre just getting byBut I think that I know
Yes I know why you married
Its just like in the movies
The novels and plays
Where no one ever says,
Thanks Cary Grant, but I think
Ill just get my own placeOh all the places youd go
All the folks youd meet
Theyd say, Honey, youve still got it
and guess what, weve all got it too
So pull up a seat
Were just getting by
Were just getting by