MY FATHER SITS AT NIGHT
WITH NO LIGHTS ON
HIS CIGARETTE GLOWS
IN THE DARK
THE LIVING ROOM IS STILL
I WALK BY
NO REMARK
I TIPTOE PAST
THE MASTER
BEDROOM WHERE
MY MOTHER READS
HER MAGAZINES
I HEAR HER CALL
SWEET DREAMS
BUT I FORGET
HOW TO DREAM
BUT YOU SAY IT'S TIME
WE MOVED IN TOGETHER
AND RAISED A FAMILY
OF OUR OWN
YOU AND ME
WELL THAT'S THE WAY
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD
IT SHOULD BE
YOU WANT TO MARRY ME
WE'LL MARRY
MY FRIENDS
FROM COLLEGE
THEY'RE ALL
MARRIED NOW
THEY HAVE THEIR HOUSES
AND THEIR LAWNS
THEY HAVE THEIR
SILENT NOONS
TEARFUL NIGHTS
ANGRY DAWNS
THEIR CHILDREN
HATE THEM
FOR THE THINGS
THEY'RE NOT
THEY HATE THEMSELVES
FOR WHAT THEY ARE
AND YET THEY DRINK
THEY LAUGH
CLOSE THE WOUND
HIDE THE SCAR
BUT YOU SAY IT'S TIME
WE MOVED IN TOGETHER
AND RAISED A FAMILY
OF OUR OWN
YOU AND ME
WELL THAT'S THE WAY
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD
IT SHOULD BE
YOU WANT TO MARRY ME
WE'LL MARRY
YOU SAY THAT
WE CAN KEEP
OUR LOVE ALIVE
BABE ALL I KNOW
IS WHAT I SEE
THE COUPLES
CLING AND CLAW
AND DROWN IN
LOVE'S DEBRIS
YOU SAY WE'LL SOAR
LIKE TWO BIRDS
THROUGH THE CLOUDS
BUT SOON
YOU'LL CAGE ME
ON YOUR SHELF
I'LL NEVER LEARN
TO BE JUST ME FIRST
BY MYSELF
WELL OK IT'S TIME
WE MOVED IN TOGETHER
AND RAISED A FAMILY
OF OUR OWN
YOU AND ME
WELL THAT'S THE WAY
I'VE ALWAYS HEARD
IT SHOULD BE
YOU WANT TO MARRY ME
WE'LL MARRY