That s The Way I ve Always Heard It Should Be - from Carly s debut album 1971
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
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 scars
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
