That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be lyrics by Carly Simon
My father sits atnight with no lights on
His cigarette glows in the dark
The living room is still
I walk by, no remark
I tiptoed 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 raise 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
Raise 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 drowning 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 okay, it's time
we moved in together
And raise 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
