Do you recall the best years of your life?
Well, we try, well, we try, well, we tried
Every man has a past and she now seems content
Because she's moving to London to be with the kids
While you were away, I started over again
While you were away, I started over again
But I worry about what my father's gonna say
When he comes home from work, I can take it, take it
In a Midwest town with the family intact
We went to Catholic school, the military path
We stayed outside all night with our loafers on scuffed
The loosened-up ties, the neighborhood jumps
We weren't alone much, and Sundays were hell
But if we made it back from church, my brother promised to tell
He said, "What, how could you say it?
What, how could you say it?
What, how could you say it?"
Say it, say it, say it
She told me that she now believes
It's a matter of principle
Now the neighborhood's gone
She won't change them
She said, "I could see"
She said, "I could see"
On the empty lot, she kept her married name
When he left for the children's sake
My friends still gather around the block
With their loosened ties and their guilty faces
On our bikes we were skeleton thin
My father came to shake my hand
"Take care of the family
I'll explain when you're an older man"
I've been found out now
Tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap, tap
And on the window for a space on our floor
You can stay where Papa just left
There's a spot on the fireplace vent
Welcome to our home, welcome to our home
Welcome to our home, please excuse the mess
But they left it like that last night
I've been keeping this family afloat for years
I've been keeping this family afloat for years
I've been keeping this family afloat for years
I've been keeping this family afloat
I've been keeping this family afloat for years
Pull the covers up close
And we can hide all night
We lie asleep in our homes
The evening train goes by
Pull the covers up close
And we can hide all night
We lie asleep in our homes
The evening train goes by
Pull the covers up close
And we can hide all night
We lie asleep in our homes
The evening train goes by
Pull the covers up close
And we can hide all night
We lie asleep in our homes
The evening train goes by
Pull the covers up close
And we can hide all night
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