LOU REED - Families lyrics

rate me

(How's the family)

(How's the family)

Mama, you tell me how's the family

And papa, tell me how thing's going by you

And little baby sister, I heard that you got married

And I heard that you had yourself a little baby girl, too

And here's some uncles and some cousins I know vaguely

And would you believe my old dog Chelsea's here, too

And would you believe nobody in this family

wanted to keep her

And now that dog's more of a part of this family

then I am, too

I don't come home much anymore

No-no-no I don't come home much anymore

Mama

And mama, I know how disappointed you are

And papa, I know that you feel the same way, too

And no-no-no-no-no I still haven't got married

And no-no-no there's no grandson planned here for you

And by the way, daddy tell me how's the business

I understand that your stock she's growing very high

No, daddy, you're not a poor man anymore

And I hope you'll realize that before you die

Because I don't come home much anymore

No-no-no-no-no I don't come home much no more

But daddy

And please-please-please-please-please

come on let's not start this business again

I know how much you resent the life that I have

But one more time, I don't want the family business

Don't want to inherit it upon the day that you die

Really, daddy should have given it to my sister

You know Elisabeth, you know Elisabeth

she has a better head for those things than I

She lives practically around the corner

That's really the kind of child you could be proud of

But papa, I know that this visit's a mistake

There's nothing here we have in common, except our name

And families that live out in the suburbs

Often make each other cry

And I don't think that I'll come home much anymore

No-no, I don't think I'll come home much again

Mama

Papa

Families

Often make each other cry

No, I don't think that I'll come home much anymore

(How's the families)