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

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

Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon

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 forget how to dream
(How to dream, 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

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 (things they'll never be)
They hate themselves for what they are
And yet they drink, they laugh
Close the wound, hide the scar

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

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 okay, 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

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Auf welchen Alben wurde das Lied “That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be” von Carly Simon veröffentlicht?: Carly Simon hat das Lied auf den Alben “Carly Simon” im Jahr 1971, “The Best Of Carly Simon” im Jahr 1975, “Clouds In My Coffee” im Jahr 1995, “The Very Best of Carly Simon: Nobody Does It Better” im Jahr 1998, “Carly Simon: Anthology” im Jahr 2002, “Anthology” im Jahr 2002, “Reflections : Carly Simon's Greatest Hits” im Jahr 2004, “Never Been Gone” im Jahr 2009, “Carly Simon Collector’s Edition” im Jahr 2009 und “Songs From The Trees: A Musical Memoir Collection” im Jahr 2015 veröffentlicht.
Wer hat das Lied “That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be” von Carly Simon komponiert?: Das Lied “That's the Way I've Always Heard It Should Be” von Carly Simon wurde von Jacob Brackman, Carly Simon komponiert.