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

[Verse 1: Liz Callaway]
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

[Verse 2: Ann Hampton Callaway]
I tiptoe past the master bedroom where
My mother reads her magazines
I hear her call sweet dreams
But I forget how to dream

[Chorus: Liz & Ann Hampton Callaway]
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

[Verse 3: Liz Callaway]
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

[Verse 4: Ann Hampton Callaway]
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

[Chorus: Liz Callaway & Ann Hampton Callaway]
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

[Verse 5: Liz Callaway, Ann Hampton Callaway]
You say that we can keep our love alive
Babe, all I know is what I see (All I know is what I see)
The couples cling and claw
And drown in love's debris

[Verse 6: Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz & Ann Hampton Callaway]
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

[Chorus: Liz Callaway, Ann Hampton Callaway, Liz & Ann Hampton Callaway]
Well okay, it's time we moved in together (It's time we moved in together)
And raised a family of our own, you and me (Family of our own)
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be
You want to marry me
We'll marry