Don't Marry Your First Man

'Don't Marry Your First Man' was written by Larry Hill in 1982.

The backing track was recorded 1992 and this version's lead vocal was added in 2010.

"Seventeen and you're gonna spend
The rest of your lives together.
Getting married Saturday, and it's Going to last for ever.

Don't marry your first man!
Don't fall for the first in line.
Don't marry your first man!
First love's just a state of mind
And pretty soon you'll be missing what you
Left behind!
Don't marry your first man.

Oh, young girl, the way he holds you,
Closely as you dance,
So warm and starry-eyed
With the thrill of your first romance.
Walks you home, hand-in-hand,
Kisses you goodnight.
Wedding bells, engagement rings,
Fill your dreams tonight.

Don't marry your first man!
Though he carry you away to the Riviera,
Sometime when the honeymoon's over,
And the loneliness gets too much to bear, ah,
You'll wonder what happened to your love affair,
Don't marry your first man...

How can you know first time round,
If it will last?
Heart-melting first romance,
It all happened so fast,
Now's the time for having fun, but
Let's not get serious.
In time, you'll find the love of your life,
Isn't that mysterious.

Don't marry your first man!
Get out and ring the changes!
Beware of the hidden dangers,
When you fall in love with a perfect stranger,
Don't marry your first man.

You gotta know you're beautiful,
You gotta know you're there,
Why should you be bound and dutiful
Within your first affair?

Don't marry your first man!
Don't fall for the first in line.
Don't marry your first man!
First love's just a state of mind
And pretty soon you'll be missing what you
Left behind!
Don't marry your first man...

Seventeen and you're gonna spend
The rest of your lives together.
Getting married Saturday, and it's
Going to last for ever."