(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)