That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be lyrics

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(Carly Simon/Jacob Brackman)

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 it's time we moved in together
And 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.
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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
And 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 we can keep our love alive
Babe - all I know is what I see -
The couples cling and claw
And drown 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 O.K., it's time we moved in together
And 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,
We'll marry.
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Songwriters: CARLY SIMON, JACOB BRACKMAN



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by Unregistered on Feb 11th 2012   9:15 pm
She doesn't want to marry because all she has ever seen are difunctional marriages. No surprise with the divorce rate at 50% and climbing. Yet she will marry because that is what society says she should do and her lover is telling her it will be different for them though she clearly has her doubts thus 'you will cage me on your shelf'.
by michael33071 on Nov 14th 2011   10:20 pm
This is a great song. It's about getting married. That's the way i've always heard it should be.
by michael33071 on Nov 13th 2011   7:15 pm
I like this song. I reminds me of the day my brother and sister-in-law getting married on 5/11/02

They became husband & wife.

Next year will be their 10th wedding anniversary!
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