Mama planned it all Said it's pretty in the fall And the flowers would be Roses and daisies And she prayed nobody saw The weight that I put on The bride shouldn't be 4 months and 3 weeks Daddy's pride and joy Is marrying some boy And he looked afraid The preacher turned the page And I was wearing beige Nowhere baptist church Wrinkles in his shirt No one's having a ball At the reception hall And we didn't take no honeymoon With what we've got ourselves into A quick "I do" And then back home again Daddy's pride and joy Was marrying some boy Now everyone in this place Knows I didn't wait Cause I was wearing beige I was wearing beige