That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be

My father sits at night with (Gmaj7)no lights on,

(Bm)his cigarette glows in the (Gmaj7)dark;

(Dm9)the living room is still;

(Cmaj9)I walk by no (Am)remark.

(Bm)I tiptoe past the master (Gmaj7)bedroom where (Bm)my mother reads her (Gmaj7)magazines;

(Dm9)I hear her call "sweet dreams" (Cmaj9)but I forget how to (Am)dream.

(Fmaj7)But you say it's time we (Em7)moved in together,

(Dm7)and raised a fam'ly of our own,

you and me.

(Fmaj7)Well, that's the way I always (Em7)heard it should be.

You want to (A)marry me, we'll (D)marry.

(Bm)My friends from college, they're all (Gmaj7)married now;

(Bm)they have their houses and their (Gmaj7)lawns.

(Dm9)They have their silent noons, (Cmaj9)tearful nights,

angry (Am)dawns.

(Bm)Their children hate them for the (Gmaj7)things they're not;

(Bm)they hate themselves for what they (Gmaj7)are;

(Dm9)and yet they drink, they laugh,

(Cmaj9)just close the wounds, hide the (Am)scar.

(Fmaj7)But you say it's time we (Em7)moved in together,

(Dm7)and raised a fam'ly of our own,

you and me.

(Fmaj7)Well, that's the way I always (Em7)heard it should be.

You want to (A)marry me, we'll (D)marry.

marry.