Intro:
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Do y
ou recall the best years of your life?
Well we try, well we try, well we try.
Every m
an has a past, and she now seems content
because she’s moving to London to be with her kids…
When y
ou were away, I started over again.
When you were away, I started over again!
Well, I’ll wo
rry about what my father’s going to say
when he comes home from work. I can take it–
–take it in a Mi
dwest town with the family intact.
We went to Catholic school, the military brats.
We stayed ou
tside all night with our loafers all scuffed;
the loosened-up ties, the neighborhood toughs.
We weren’t al
one much, and Sundays were hell,
but if we made it back from church my brother promised to tell.
He said, “Boy, h
ow could you say it? Boy how could you say it?
Boy how could you say it, say it, say it, say it…”
Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba
Bop bop bop bop ba, bop bop bop bop ba x2
She tells me that show n
ow believes it’s a matter of principle.
Now the neigh
borhood’s gone she won’t change them.
She said, “
I can see!” She said, “I can see all the e
mpty lots…”
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 gu
ilty faces!
On our bikes we were ske
leton thin.
My father came to shake my hand:
“Take care of the fa
mily. I’ll explain when you’re an older man. I’ve been found out now.”
–t
ap tap tap tap t
ap tap tapping on the wi
ndow for
a space on our f
loor:
“You can stay where p
apa just left;
there’s a spot on the fi
replace mat.
Welcome to our
home
. Welcome
to our h
ome.”
“Welcome to our h
ome, please excuse the m
ess–“
“…But they left it like that
last night.” Bop bop bop bop ba.
..
I’ve been keeping this fa
mily afloat for years.
I
’ve been keeping this f
amily afloat for years.
I’ve been keeping this fa
mily afloat for years.
I
’ve been keeping this f
amily afloat for years.
(I’ve been keeping this family afloat for years.)
La
la,
la la la
la,
lalala
lala
La
la,
la la la
la,
lalala
lala
We l
ie as
leep in our ho
mes. The ev
ening train g
oes by,
I pu
ll the co
vers up cl
ose.
We can hide a
ll night.
We l
ie as
leep in our ho
mes. The ev
ening train g
oes by,
I pu
ll the co
vers up cl
ose.
We can hide a
ll night.
We l
ie as
leep in our ho
mes. The ev
ening train g
oes
by,
I pu
ll the co
vers up cl
ose.
We can hide a
ll n
ight.
We l
ie as
leep in our ho
mes. The ev
ening train g
oes
by,
I pu
ll the co
vers up cl
ose.
We can hide a
ll n
ight.
We l
ie as
leep in our ho
mes. The ev
ening train g
oes
by,
I pu
ll the co
vers up cl
ose.
We can hide a
ll night.