I Want to Get Married

B.B. King's Quest for Love: "I Want to Get Married
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Lyrics

I want to get married

I desire to get married.

But no woman will hear my plea

No woman is responding to my request or plea for marriage.

I want to get married

Reiteration of the desire to get married.

But no woman will hear my plea

Reiteration that no woman is responding to the plea for marriage.


Yes, it seems somehow

Expressing a sense of difficulty or frustration in finding a woman willing to marry.

I can't get one to walk downthe aisle with me

Unable to find a woman willing to walk down the aisle and marry.

Well, I've only been in love

Reflecting on having been in love only three times in life.

But three times in my life

Expressing a limited experience of being in love, emphasizing three occurrences.


Yes, the first, I couldn't satisfy her

First love ended due to inability to satisfy the partner.

But I've only been in love three times in my life

Reiteration of having been in love only three times.

Yes, the second one was a juice-head

Second love involved a partner with substance abuse issues (juice-head).

And the third was another man's wife

Third love involved a partner who was already married to someone else.


Yeah, they say "join the navy

Quoting advice to "join the navy" for world exploration, contrasting it with a suggestion to join B.B. King for love.

If you really want to see the world"

Traditional advice to explore the world by joining the navy.

Well, but I say "join b.b. king

Counterproposal to join B.B. King for love and affection instead of global exploration.

Baby if you really want to be loved"

Suggesting that choosing B.B. King is a way to experience true love.


Aw, my time is gone

Expressing a realization that time is running out.

Babe and I really must say goodbye

Bidding farewell due to the diminishing time available.

Aw, my time is gone

Reiteration of the awareness that time is limited.

Babe and I really must say goodbye

Bidding farewell due to the imminent end of time.


So you women better watch out

Warning women to be cautious or alert as the singer is determined to find a wife before death.

I must have that wife before I die

Expressing the urgency to secure a wife before the end of life.

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