Here Comes the Groom

Lyrics

[Verse 1] With half an eye on history Half an ounce of hope Sold his soul in the vestry Money for old rope Been this way a million times But now his time is nigh He steps into the spotlight He wants to say "Hi Hello, we're so glad you came You've never seen me before" Well he's so ambitious, well he's so game Yesterday he was dressed the same And then he was so much easier to ignore [Chorus] Here comes the groom Here comes the groom Here comes the groom Here comes the groom But the world's not an inn and there isn't any room for you But here he comes Well, here he comes [Verse 2] He married into money Just to kiss and tell He ripped the contract open He's out of his shell He looks into a mirror Practising his poise But it reflects so badly The groom just gets annoyed He gasps, he forgets his lines He's never done that before Well, the scientists say he's doing fine This fumbling frantic Frankenstein Soon he's gonna do the dinosaur (Here he comes) [Chorus] Here comes the groom Here comes the groom Here comes the groom Here comes the groom But the world's not an inn and there isn't any room for you But here he comes Here he comes [Bridge] His fingers on the cliff edge His head is going under Well, is that applause? No, it's just thunder— Why do you keep saying I do? What does the bride mean to you? [Verse 3] Play me some Puccini Make it heavy on the strings Walk me to the altar The choir can't even sing Right side for the photographs Left side for the kids God made me do it So that's what I did He coughs, loosens his bow-tie You've never seen him before Well, he kisses the bride, oh you know why Love's one more thing you can buy He was unfaithful before he went outdoors (And now he's in the graveyard) [Chorus] Here comes the groom Here comes the groom Here comes the groom Here comes the groom You know the world's not an inn and there isn't any room for you But here he comes Well, here he comes Here comes the groom [Outro] Well, here comes the groom