I SHOULD HAVE BEEN THE BRIDE
(Betty Sue Perry)


Billie Jean Horton - 1962



The wedding's over, the couple's gone
Please, Mama, let me be alone
Those were not proper tears that I cried
As the bridesmaid I had to stand
While my best friend took my man
Oh, Mama, I should have been the bride

I can't help it if I cry, Mama
I should have been the bride, Mama
She'll never, never ever love him half as much
I thought I'd fade away the moment their lips touched
And, Mama, when I wished them happiness, I lied
Oh, Mama, I should have been the bride



(Transcribed by Mel Priddle - March 2017)