Thats The Way Ive Always Heard It Should Be by Carly Simon
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Song title Thats The Way Ive Always Heard It Should Be
Artist 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 its time we moved in together
and raised a family of our own
you and me -
well
thats the way ive always heard it should be
you want to marry me
well marry
my friends from college theyre 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 theyre not;
they hate themselves for what they are-
and yet they drink
they laugh
close the wound
hide the scar
but you say its time we moved in together
and raised a family of our own
you and me -
well
thats the way ive always heard it should be
you want to marry me
well marry
you say we can keep our love alive
babe - all i know is what i see -
the couples cling and claw
and drown in loves debris
you say well soar like two birds through the clouds
but soon youll cage me on your shelf -
ill never learn to be just me first
by myself
well ok
its time we moved in together
and raised a family of our own
you and me -
well
thats the way ive always heard it should be
you want to marry me
well marry
well marry