From the recording Living in the Past Lane
A song from one brother looking out for another, initially wondering whether his girlfriend is truly in love with him or simply in love with the idea of marriage. But as the song unfolds, doubt gives way to recognition: her love is real. And in seeing what his brother has found, he begins to recognize something he may have overlooked in his own life—the woman beside him loves him just as deeply. The song comes full circle with a simple realization that changes everything: “My baby is in love.” Something worth holding on to.
Lyrics
[Verse 1]
She said, well if you don't make the grade
I should drop you dead in your tracks
And I said, well love is not that cheaply made
A true love, well it never turns back
Tell the truth now
[Chorus]
She's in love
But not what you're thinking of
Oh, she's in love
But not what you're thinking of
It's kind of hard to believe
But she's in love with marriage at twenty-three
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 2]
She is money hungry and gonna go far
She's caught in the middle of the American dream
And we know well now it only makes us lose track of who we are
And what you see ain't always what it seems, oh no
[Chorus]
She's in love (hey!)
But not what you're thinking of
Oh, she's in love (hey!)
But not what you're thinking of
It's kind of hard to believe
But she's in love with marriage at twenty-three
Yeah, yeah, yeah
[Verse 3]
[drums and bass only, then acoustic guitar enters]
Oh, well I'm not trying to bring you down
I can't stand to see a brother hurt
And it's got a well now quite a hypocritical sound
When I say that I really do hope it works
You know I do
[Chorus]
[full band, high energy]
She's in love (hey!)
But not what you're thinking of
Oh, she's in love (hey!)
But not what you're thinking of
It's kind of hard to believe
But she's in love with marriage at twenty-three
[Outro]
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
You know I saw her walking down the street, oh
And she was looking so completely, oh yeah
(Doo-doo-doo-doo)
Oh, she's in love
Ah, she's in love
My baby's in love