That’s The Way I’ve Always Heard It Should Be - Carly Simon

That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be
- carly simon
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 forgot how to dream
But you say it's time we moved in together
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
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 there never be
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
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
You say 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 O K it's time we moved in together
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