(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)