He said baby I love you And she believed it was true In the back seat of his Malibu they made love For the worst and for the best With their best friends as their guests And in her mama's wedding dress she said I do She did it in the name of love She did it in the name of love He was all she was thinking of She did it in the name of love Did it in the name of love It's amazing what a heart's prepared to do In the name of love Forever didn't last too long A few short months and he was gone But the love they made was growing strong inside her She said I can't afford to raise him right She asked for help but got advice Couldn't choose to take a life so she had a child She did it in the name of love She did it in the name of love He was all she was thinking of She did it in the name of love Did it in the name of love It's amazing what a heart's prepared to do In the name of love She drove by his house today And from a distance watched him play Never gave herself away and cried Now the only thing that keeps her sane Is knowing deep inside