He won't even talk about a wedding when the loan bills come each month
Says he watched his brother lose half his paycheck to the courts and it still haunts him
So we spend our afternoons tangled up in sheets with the curtains drawn against the world
Then when the sun goes down we hit the streets looking for whatever fire we can find
She knows I'm scared of signing any paper that might chain me to a payment plan
Saw too many men I loved get buried under obligations they never planned
But we got this rhythm worked out pretty good, hiding from daylight in her room
Soon as the darkness hits we're out the door, hungry for trouble and cheap perfume
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
Come on baby, don't you maybe
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
We'll take the boat out on the Atlantic when July comes rolling around
I'll promise you forever and you won't have to worry, I'll never let you down
We don't need the ceremony, just the courthouse and a signature will do
Forget the invitations and the centerpieces and the appliances nobody ever uses
You say we're stuck between the hours, not ready for slippers but past the bar-closing scene
Your mother's friends keep whispering that what we're doing borders on obscene
But I'll sail anywhere you want to go if you can handle this version of commitment
A promise and a witness and our names on a document
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
Don't you panic, cross the Atlantic
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
All I'm asking for is your hand and a pen
Forget the cake and the photographer
Just you and me and the paperwork, then
We can go back to our regular disaster
We spend our mornings pressed together in the half-light of your studio apartment
The afternoons dissolve into each other while the city moves without us below
When evening comes we're prowling through the neighborhoods looking for something to kick against
This is the love we can afford right now, the only version that we know
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
Say you love me, nothing above me
Hey, hey, marry me Archie
A-R-C-H-I-E
That's who you'll be to me
A-R-C-H-I-E
Come on and marry me
