Story Behind The Song

E. Walter Smith's "I DO", is the quintessential wedding song for the new millennium. The song's lyrics express the true essence of love and commitment by using the traditional wedding vows in its chorus. Although a Pop/R&B wedding song, I Do, is endorsed by the United States Pastor's Association for use in spiritual weddings. (You know how hard it is to get a secular song approved by your pastor so you know the value of this endorsement!) This is a good song for Lighting of the Unity Candle or the Processional. John Beal, III wrote the music for the song and it was produced by Phil Davis (Boney James, George Duke, Will Downing, Rachelle Ferrell) and Palmer Williams, Jr. (House of Payne, Love Thy Neighbor, Monica, LSG, Keith Sweat, A Good Man Is Hard To Find!, Can A Woman Make A Man Lose His Mind?, What a Man Wants...What a Woman Needs) so the music production is symphonic and creates the emotional atmosphere of which memorable melodies are made. I wrote 'I DO' as a gift for my brother's wedding. I figured that I couldn't go wrong if I used the actual wedding vows as the chorus. When people hear the song for the first time they sing along with the chorus because they feel like they already know it... I think that's why so many people really like the song! "...For better or worse I'll stay the course For richer or poor We will endure In the thick and the thin I'll be there till the end On this day I will say, I do..." Additionally, the song's bridge offers a mass-market appeal: You'll wear a ring of gold, as we grow old Our love will survive The vows we take, the love we'll make Will stand the test of time, all time

Song Description

E. Walter Smith's "I DO", is the quintessential wedding song for the new millennium. The song's lyrics express the true essence of love and commitment by using the traditional wedding vows in its chorus. Although a Pop/R&B wedding song, I Do, is endorsed by the United States Pastor's Association for use in spiritual weddings. (You know how hard it is to get a secular song approved by your pastor so you know the value of this endorsement!) This is a good song for Lighting of the Unity Candle or the Processional. John Beal, III wrote the music for the song and it was produced by Phil Davis (Boney James, George Duke, Will Downing, Rachelle Ferrell) and Palmer Williams, Jr. (House of Payne, Love Thy Neighbor, Monica, LSG, Keith Sweat, A Good Man Is Hard To Find!, Can A Woman Make A Man Lose His Mind?, What a Man Wants...What a Woman Needs) so the music production is symphonic and creates the emotional atmosphere of which memorable melodies are made. I wrote 'I DO' as a gift for my brother's wedding. I figured that I couldn't go wrong if I used the actual wedding vows as the chorus. When people hear the song for the first time they sing along with the chorus because they feel like they already know it... I think that's why so many people really like the song! "...For better or worse I'll stay the course For richer or poor We will endure In the thick and the thin I'll be there till the end On this day I will say, I do..." Additionally, the song's bridge offers a mass-market appeal: You'll wear a ring of gold, as we grow old Our love will survive The vows we take, the love we'll make Will stand the test of time, all time

Lyrics

I Do - Ring of Gold

Verse
As our lives come together
This true love will be
So strong a love for all the world to see

Hand in hand we'll forever
live eternally
Our heart and soul each others destiny

For I'll love you, I'll keep you
I'll hold you in my arms
I'll show you how a true love can be

I'll respect you, I'll accept you
For everything you are
And thank the Lord you want someone like me

Chorus
For better or worse
I'll stay the course
For richer or poor
We will endure
In the thick and the thin
I'll be there till the end
On this day I will say I do

Verse
As my lover and my friend
I'll always depend
On you in my heart and my mind

You're the love that I dreamed of
Now standing by my side
And will be with me for all time

Chorus

You'll wear a ring of gold as we grow old
Our love will survive
The vows we take the love we'll make
Will stand the test of time, all time

Music solo
Chorus

Until our home is in heaven, I do