You better not shout for all your tears
What the neighbours don't see the walls have ears
You wouldn't want that you better leave it be
Think of the face your respectability
Now the kids have gone so you can't pretend
You're both like strangers you can't comprehend
No-one but yourself with who to fight
Everything's the same but nothing's quite right

Weekends are so pretty when they come round for awhile
The misery felt inside for a second turns to follow style
But how you love it you feel so safe with your cake and 
your cup of tea
But everybody's so content playing happy families
Happy, happy families, happy, happy families

They got a brand new car across the way
Spend your time wondering how they earn it
They got them flowers oh so trim
And tea always mixed with gin

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Sitting by the fire keeping warm
It's a new cost of living safe from harm
Now you know you can't be free
So let's all pretend we're a happy family