THAT'S THE WAY I ALWAYS HEARD IT SHOULD BE 
 
 
   Bm                              G 
     My father sits at night with no lights on; 
   Bm                            G 
     his cigarette glows in the dark; 
  Dm7    
     the living-room is still; 
Cmaj7                      Abmaj7  G 
     I walk by, no remark. 
 
 
   Bm                           G 
     I tip-toe past the master bedroom 
          Bm                         G 
     where  my mother reads her magazines; 
  Dm7    
     I hear her call, "sweet dreams", 
Cmaj7                      Am7   Abmaj7  G 
     but, I forget how to dream. 
 
 
    F                          Em 
     But you say it's time we moved in together 
  Dm7                           Cmaj7 
     and raised a family of our own, you and me. 
    F                              Em 
     Well, that's the way I always heard it should be, 
                  A               D 
     you want to marry me; we'll marry! 
 
 
   Bm                                      G 
     My friends from college, they're all married now, 
   Bm                                  G 
     they have their houses and their lawns, 
  Dm7    
     they have their silent noons, 
Cmaj7                       Am7   Abmaj7  G 
     tearful nights, angry dawns. 
 
 
   Bm                                   G 
     Their children hate them for the things they're not; 
   Bm                                   G 
     they hate themselves for what they are, 
  Dm7    
     and yet they drink, they laugh; 
Cmaj7                           Am7   Abmaj7  G 
     close the wound, hide the scar. 
 
 
    F                          Em 
     But you say it's time we moved in together 
  Dm7                           Cmaj7 
     and raised a family of our own: you and me. 
    F                              Em 
     Well, that's the way I always heard it should be, 
                  A               D 
     you want to marry me; we'll marry! 
          
          
   Bm                              g 
     You say that we can keep our love alive; 
   Bm                            G 
     babe, all I know is what I see, 
  Dm7    
     the couples cling and claw 
Cmaj7                      Am7  Abmaj7  G 
     and drawn in love's debris. 
 
 
   Bm                                     G 
     You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds, 
   Bm                                   G 
     but, soon you'll cage me on your shelf. 
  Dm7    
     I'll never learn to be 
Cmaj7                   Am7  Abmaj7  G 
     just me first by myself. 
 
 
    F                        Em 
     Well, ok, it's time we moved in together 
  Dm7                           Cmaj7 
     and raised a family of our own: you and me. 
    F                              Em 
     Well, that's the way I always heard it should be, 
                  A               D 
     you want to marry me; we'll marry!