kind of a Eerie vibe to it... but a brilliant song..1973 i believe this came out... and yeah i said Carly Simon..
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TheRealFiness said:

Correction: It's called "That's The Way I've Always Heard It Should Be"

Brilliant song. #10, 1973.

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 forgot 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, we'll marry

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
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, we'll marry

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
We'll marry

A stronger femenist song than I Am Woman, really. Especially considering the mournful, eerie tone of the instrumentation.

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VoicesCarry said:

thank u for the correction.. and yes it is a brilliant song

This is a song I make people here when they ask me "What's so great about Carly Simon?" This song is hauntingly beautiful.

My other Carly favorite is "Anticipation" which for some reason I sing in my head at least 4 times everyday. Kinda strange...but I'd rather it be this song then something else!