Missin the Groom

I've got a fitting on Friday at Sophie's Bridal Shop Well, it's satin and strapless with a train that just won't stop Pass the first three rows of them Southern Baptist pews They'll be "ooh"-ing and "ahh"-ing and crying when I say, "I do" The guest list, I've checked twice I've got the little name-tags and the bags of rice I've got flowers and invitations to be sent out soon I've got everything ready, I'm just missin' the groom I'll have the best dang cake that you ever saw With French vanilla icing that's three tiers tall That's one tier taller than my cousin Betty Sue's I've got a little blue bikini for the honeymoon A beachfront timeshare in Honolulu, too Yeah, I got everything ready, I'm just missin' the groom I've had the ring picked out since I was 17 It's in the corner-shop window where the jewellers all know me So, calling all soulmates, have you heard the news? I've got everything ready, I'm just missin' the groom I'll have the best dang cake that you ever saw With French vanilla icing that's three tiers tall It's one tier taller than my cousin Betty Sue's I've got a little blue bikini for the honeymoon A beachfront timeshare in Honolulu, too Yeah, I got everything ready, I'm just missin' the groom That young Baptist preacher I booked to marry me Took me by surprise when he got down on one knee But the morning of our wedding he quickly changed his tune He took off to Honolulu, aw, one day too soon Oh, what's a girl to do when she's still missin' the groom? Yeah, yeah, yeah, oh no