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That's the Way I Always Heard It Should Be
Stairway to Heaven
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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 tip-toe 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
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
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 love
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, we'll marry
You say that we can keep our love alive
Babe, all I know is what I see
Couples cling and claw
And drown in love's debris
You say we 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
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