We met in September, By December she was mine
We swore we'd stay together, until the end of time
We married down in Reno, It was Christmas when we wed
And we swore we'd stick together until one or both was dead

And when the preacher said "Do you take this woman?" I said "yes, of course"
Now we're filin' in Nevada for a 24 hour divorce

Bein' poor don't help much when you're young and immature
And being young and immature sure don't help much when you're poor
Little things, they all went wrong by June the thing was dead
And I shoulda known it wouldn't last too long when she kicked me out of bed

But when the preacher said "Joe, Do you take this woman?" I said "yes, of course"
Now we're filin' in Nevada for a 24 hour divorce

It's a 24 hour divorce, down in Vegas, how'd we get so off course?
You're actin' with some remorse, down in Vegas
When you got no recourse to a 24 hour divorce

24 little hours, that's all it's gonna take
But it'll take a whole lot longer for my poor heart to un-break.
You left me, you said you wouldn't, an' I thought you never would.
But I thought we could, turns out we couldn't, the whole thing was no good

And when the preacher said "Do you take this woman?" I said "yes, of course"
Now we're filin' in Nevada for a 24 hour divorce

24 hour divorce, down in Vegas, how'd we get so off course?
You're actin' with some remorse, down in Vegas
When you got no recourse to a 24 hour divorce