There are stars in her hair 

She is sad and she is fair 

And I feel her filling up my future 

We will try, try our best 

Not to end up like the rest 

If she cries, I will soothe her 



But what's the use? 



When my kids disown me 

And when she has outgrown me 

At last I'll see 

There can be no victory 

You and I forever 

Tangled in our tethers 



Pile on the years 

She is hungry, she is fierce 

And our love is the yoke around her shoulders 

And this house that we found 

Has become our battleground 

As we dine on our scissors and stones 



When our faith deserts us 

And when our hope just hurts us 

At last we'll see 

There can be no victory 

You and I forever tangled in our tethers 

Choking on the end of the line 



Won't anybody answer? 



When your kids disown you 

And when she has dethroned you 

Then come with me 

For a glass of sympathy 

All of us together, tangled in our tethers 

Crying, I still love her 

Though I'm quite sick of her 

And this is all I knew I'd ever get 

From her