Christine Lavin - The Secrets At This Wedding lyrics

The bride is dancing with the first boy Who ever asked her on a date; Her mother glances in the mirror Makes a mental note, lose weight The groom is sitting on the dais With all of his grad school friends Hoping this is the beginning Praying this is not the end The groom's mom asks the bartender For a stiff one and gives him a wink The best man dances with his cousin Thinking things he should not think The matron of honor sits in the corner Chain smoking cigarettes Her husband makes a quick phone call Add a C-note to that bet On the other side of town A woman sits alone in her room She says she's not hurt or angry Time has healed most of the wounds She thinks about crashing the party But that would be going too far She stares at the walls She stares out the window Wishes on a fallen star The ladies room attendant Sews a bu*ton on a dress Worn by the best man's wife Who's been shouting out requests The band continues to ignore her She keep screaming anyway The bride's grandmother rolls her eyes Switches off her hearing aid The flowergirl cries for her mommy Pulls the ribbons from her curls The waiters serve the main course Free-range chicken, pasta swirls The guests all clink their gla**es 'till the happy couple kiss He takes her hand and whispers 'It doesn't get any better than this' On the other side of town A woman sits alone in her room She says she's not hurt or angry Time has healed most of the wounds She thinks about crashing the party Or maybe sabotaging their car She stares at the walls She stares out the window Wishes on a fallen star The busboys clear the tables The band plays one more song The centerpieces disappear This party's just a tad too long The father of the bride is eating His third piece of wedding cake He looks at his new son-in-law Thinking: big mistake On the other side of town A door slams in an empty room A car pulls away from the curb Races beneath a crescent moon It's too late for crashing the party But not for crashing her car She stares at the road She stares out the windshield Wishes on a fallen star