A long white dress a warm summer night Flowers in the church in the candlelight They proclaim the love that was there in their hearts But they found out later when the real love starts When the rain didn't come and the crops didn't grow With more mouths to feed than seed to sow They stayed together when their dreams fell apart That's when the real love starts I was just a kid that was long ago But I learned more from them than they'll ever know So when the money's running out and the bills are rolling in I just hold you close and I think of them When the rain didn't come... It all seems so easy when things are going right But the true test of love lies somewhere down the line When the rain didn't come and the crops don't grow With more mouths to feed than seed to sow You got to stay together if your dreams fall apart That's when the real love starts That's when the real love starts