Marriage
Marques Houston Lyrics

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I know you said you're ready, but I'm not ready
See marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Unless it's real love, through the sunshine and the rain
For better or for worse, girl this is not a game
See marriage don't change, nothing but your name

Now I've been trying to make you understand
That I rather be with you and I'm happy I'm you're man

And your moms and your pops I've seen walking down that aisle, asking what's up
'Cause it's been awhile, 'bout seven years now
We've been together baby, but girl I'm still not ready
Take it easy don't push me away, don't want to make a mistake
I want to do thing right and my paper right
Want to be 100% is with you, I want to spend my life

Marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Unless it's real love, through the sunshine and the rain
For better or for worse, girl this is not a game
See marriage don't change, nothing but your name

Marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Unless it's real love, through the joy and through the pain
It's more than a ceremony, more than the wedding ring
A marriage won't change, nothing but your name

Ever since you caught that bouquet at your friends wedding day
I've been under pressure babe (I've been under pressure girl)
Now you window shop for wedding gowns and wedding bands
Pickin' out your bridemaids and the theme song for the reception

I know you love me baby, but girl I'm still not ready
It's so many thing's such you don't know about me
Even though we've been together for so long
We got along, way to go, so girl lets take it slow

Marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Unless it's real love, through the sunshine and the rain
For better or for worse, girl this is not a game
See marriage don't change, nothing but your name

It's not that I can't see myself, a life with you
Girl I ain't going nowhere, lets take our time
And I said something that you just jump in to
And marriage don't change no

Marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Unless it's real love, through the sunshine and the rain
For better or for worse, girl this is not a game
See marriage don't change, nothing but your name

See marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Unless it's real love, trough the sunshine and the rain

For better or for worse, girl this is not a game
See marriage don't change, nothing but your name

Overall Meaning

In Marques Houston's song "Marriage," he expresses his apprehension about getting married even though his significant other is ready to take their relationship to the next level. The singer explains that marriage is more than just a ceremony or changing one's name, it involves real love that can withstand the challenges that come with being committed to someone through the good times and bad. He acknowledges that he loves his partner, but he still has reservations and wants to take things slow to ensure that they are doing things right.

Houston touches on the pressure that comes with societal expectations of marriage, such as picking out wedding attire and choosing a theme song for the reception. He opens up about feeling overwhelmed by these expectations and not being ready to commit to such a life-changing decision. However, he reassures his partner that he is not going anywhere and wants to take their time to build a strong foundation for their life together.

Line by Line Meaning

I know you said you're ready, but I'm not ready
I understand you're ready for marriage, but I am not ready yet

See marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Getting married only changes your legal name, nothing else

Unless it's real love, through the sunshine and the rain
Only true love that can endure both good and bad times can make a marriage meaningful

For better or for worse, girl this is not a game
Marriage is serious and requires commitment through thick and thin

Now I've been trying to make you understand
I have been trying to explain my feelings about marriage to you

That I rather be with you and I'm happy I'm you're man
I prefer to be with you, and I am happy to be your partner

And your moms and your pops I've seen walking down that aisle, asking what's up
I have seen your parents getting married and wondering why we are not doing so

'Cause it's been awhile, 'bout seven years now
We have been in a long-term relationship for around seven years now

Take it easy don't push me away, don't want to make a mistake
Let us take things slow and not rush into anything. I don't want to regret anything

I want to do thing right and my paper right
I want to make sure everything is in order and correct before getting married

Want to be 100% is with you, I want to spend my life
I am certain that I want to spend my life with you, but I want to be sure that everything is right before getting married

Unless it's real love, through the joy and through the pain
Only true love can withstand both joyful and painful moments in a marriage

It's more than a ceremony, more than the wedding ring
Marriage is not just about the wedding ceremony or the rings

Ever since you caught that bouquet at your friends wedding day
Since you caught the bouquet at your friend's wedding, you have been thinking about getting married

I've been under pressure babe (I've been under pressure girl)
I have been feeling pressure from you and others to get married

Now you window shop for wedding gowns and wedding bands
You have been looking at wedding gowns and bands in stores, however, we are not ready yet

Pickin' out your bridemaids and the theme song for the reception
You have also been picking out bridesmaids and thinking about reception theme songs, but we are not ready for that yet

It's so many thing's such you don't know about me
There are many things you do not know about me yet

Even though we've been together for so long
Despite being together for a long time, there are still things we don't know about each other

We got along, way to go, so girl lets take it slow
We've had a good relationship so far, so let's take things slow and continue to build on our relationship before getting married

It's not that I can't see myself, a life with you
I can see a life with you, but I am not ready to get married just yet

And I said something that you just jump in to
I have mentioned marriage, but you have jumped into actively planning for it without giving us a chance to discuss it further

See marriage don't change, nothing but your name
Marriage only legally changes your name, nothing else

Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group, Songtrust Ave, Kobalt Music Publishing Ltd.
Written by: BRANDON HOWARD, MARQUES B. HOUSTON, RUFUS MOORE

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