If we were married, I'd promise to cherish you just as a gentleman should

If we were married, I'd promise to forfeit my legal autonomy for good

If we were married, we'd buy our own acre of land for our own little house

If we were married, our possessions and property would solely belong to the masculine spouse
If we were married

If we were married

If we were married

If we were married, we'd fill out our family and life would simply sublime

If we were married, I'd churn out your children 'cause contraception's a federal crime

If we were married, we'd save up a nest egg to cushion us later in life

If we were married, my earnings would be in your name and I couldn't control my own spending
Or open a bank account, or sign a contract, or hire a lawyer because, economically speaking
I'd die by becoming your wife
If we were married

If we were married

If we were married

You've gotta admire the ease with which men can squeeze us into such a rigid role

You do?

Daughters are taught to aspire to a system expressly designed to keep 'em under control
For instance
If we were married and you physically beat me, that wouldn't be illegal to do

What?

Can you believe it is 1916 and all of these things are still actually true

I suppose I never stopped to think about how it would be for you
If we were married

If we were married

If we were married