If We Were Married Songtext
von Shaina Taub

If we were married
I′d promise to cherish you just as a gentleman should
If we were married
I'd promise to forfeit my legal autonomy for good
If we were married
We′d buy our own acre of land for our own little house
If we were married
Our possessions and property would solely belong to the masculine spouse

If we were married (if we were married)
If we were married

If we were married
We'd fill out our family, and life would be simply sublime
If we were married
I'd sure have your children, ′cause contraception′s a federal crime
If we were married
We'd save up a nest egg to cushion us later in life


If we were married
My earnings would be in your name
And I couldn′t control my own spending
Or open a bank account, or sign a contract, or hire a lawyer
Because economically speaking
I die by becoming your wife

If we were married (if we were married)
If we were married

You've got to admire the ease
With which men can squeeze us into such a rigid role (you do)
Daughters are taught to aspire to a system expressly designed
To keep ′em under control!

For instance, if we were married
And you physically beat me
That wouldn't be illegal to do (what?)
Can you believe it is 1916
And all of these things are still actually true?
I suppose I never stopped to think about
How it would be for you

If we were married (if we were married)
If we were married