Families

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)