$1000 Wedding Songtext
von Gram Parsons

It was a a thousand dollar 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