"Death Valley Honeymoon" lyrics

Our friends laughed when we first said where we were going
I can't figure why they all made such a fuss
I told them if it's good enough to Carole Lombard and Clark Gable
Then I damn well think it's good enough for us

Driving down into this dreamy desert twilight
With all the cactus and the wildflowers in bloom
There's nowhere else I'd rather be than here with you, love
Just you and I on our Death Valley honeymoon

First husband you lost to the asylum
And your second to a logging accident
So honey, I don't say this lightly but they say third time's the charm
Maybe what we've got's exactly what they meant

Well and I don't know what lies ahead along our road, babe
But as I look into your eyes I start to swoon
Drinking gimlets at the Furnace Creek Cantina
Just you and I on our Death Valley honeymoon

Well, Jim, I was just sitting here and thinking
Of when I was sure that I was meant to wear your ring
Is when I watched you hold my Georgia, one years old and raisin' hell
And how you'd smile at her and hoot and laugh and sing

I know you're anxious to get home again to see her
But just right now I think I'd like to see our room
'Cause there's more I'd like to do with you than drink, dear
Just you and I on our Death Valley honeymoon

There's nowhere else I'd rather be than here with you, love
Just you and I on our Death Valley honeymoon