By tam lucky 
About the song
Love Land by Reba McEntire is more than just a country ballad—it’s a tender narrative about innocence, consequences, and the emotional weight of love discovered too soon. The song tells the story of two young lovers who are caught up in passion and dreams, unaware of the challenges that lie ahead. They find themselves in what the song calls “Love Land”—a symbolic place where emotions feel invincible, but reality is waiting just outside its borders.
Reba McEntire’s storytelling is at its most intimate and compassionate here. With her emotive voice, she brings out the vulnerability of the girl in the story—someone who believed in the promises of love but was left to face the consequences alone. The lyrics don’t place blame, but instead paint a picture of youthful naivety, where the idea of love is beautiful, yet incomplete without responsibility and maturity.
What makes this song powerful is how it resonates with real-life experiences. Many listeners—especially women—can see themselves or someone they know in the story. “Love Land” becomes a metaphor for those moments in life where emotion overrules caution, and where the heart leaps before the mind has time to think.
Reba doesn’t preach. Instead, she offers empathy. She highlights the silent strength of a young girl who must now grow up quickly, not because she wanted to, but because life demanded it. “Love Land” is a reflection on choices, on the fragile border between dreams and consequences, and on how love—when not grounded—can leave lasting marks.
In just a few verses, Reba McEntire turns a personal story into a universal message: that love, to be lasting and safe, must be more than feeling—it must be prepared to face the truth.
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Lyrics
She wasn’t wearing a wedding dress
In a Vegas wedding chapel
They were herding ’em in and out of there
Like they were cattle
Not exactly the fairytale that she had planned
But mama said, “Aren’t you supposed to get married, girl
Before you bring a baby in this world?”
And all she could say was “yes ma’am”
She called her from that chapel
In Love Land
She said, “Mama, I really love this man”
Love Land
Seemed like a lifetime, driving from Vegas to Oklahoma
“If you’re allowed a number of mistakes in life, ” she said
“Maybe I filled my quarter”
They called in a reception, saying you did the right thing
But they smiled, their broken smiles said
“Who needs to walk down the aisle?”
As she showed off her wedding ring
They walked away hand in hand
To Love Land
She said, “I really love this man”
Love Land
Amazing all the progress we’ve made
Since the days of Thomas Edison
Still only God gives life
In spite of modern medicine
The doctors’ voices whispered
“We did all that we could do
But your baby wasn’t strong enough
To make it the whole nine months”
And as their world broke in two
He said, “I’ll carry you through
To Love Land”
She said, “For the longest time I’ve blamed myself
Thought I was paying for my mistakes”
But they tried again, now they’re watching him
All three candles out
He’s daddy’s little man
She said, “Only God could’ve planned the steps I’ve taken
That led me to where I am
Love Land
Love, Love Land
Anywhere you hold my hand is Love Land
Ooh, Love Land”