Tony Jones stabbed Alice Jones   On their first anniversary down in Dallas, Texas   In a small apartment with nobody present   He pulled out a knife and he stuck it to her      He left her bleeding on the floor in the kitchen   With cake on her fingers and her wedding ring holding   In her hand was a note that said the wicked must suffer   And he drove off quickly to his girlfriend's apartment      But who really suffers in the end?   It's easy enough for us to pretend that      Everything's all right with the family   Everything is safe here at home   Everything's all right with the family   The beds are made but there's no sheets on      From the courtroom stand Tony, said he was sorry   That he was sad and mixed up and he didn't know what he was doing   That he'd always loved Alice and he begged for forgiveness   So he threw himself on the mercy of the jury      And he told how his father had beat and abused him   Back in grade school in the basement den   And that maybe prison was the best thing for him   And he said, "Oh God, can You forgive me?" Yeah      But who really suffers in the end?   It's easy enough for us all to pretend that      Everything's all right with the family   Everything is safe here at home   Everything's all right with the family   The beds are made but there's no sheets on      How many days does it take to make us weak?   And how many hours do people spend lonely?   In the heart of the heart, the family lay dying   The ruin of a nation lies at our feet, yeah      Everything's all right with the family   Everything is safe here at home   Everything's all right with the family   The beds are made but there's no sheets on      Everything's all right with the family   Everything is safe here at home   Everything's all right with the family   The beds are made but there's no sheets on