(How's the family)
  (How's the family)
  
  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)