T O DA Y , I SAT A L O NG
A T THE W I N D OW
AND I WATCHED
O UR LIT T LE G I RL
OUTSI DE AT P L AY
W ITH A LI T TLE BOY
NEXT DO OR
LIKE SO MANY T I M ES
B E F O RE
B U T SO M ET H ING
DIDN 'T S E EM QU I TE RI G HT
T O DAY
SO I W ENT
OUTSIDE TO SEE
W HAT T HEY WERE
D O I N'
AND T HEN THE TEARDRO PS
M AD E M Y EYES
G R OW D IM
'CAUSE I HEARD H IM
N A M E A GAME
AND I HUNG M Y H EAD
IN SH AME
WHEN I HEARD OUR
LITTLE G I R L SAY T O HI M ...
I DON'T WANNA
PLAY H O U SE
I K N OW IT C A N 'T
B E F UN
I' VE WATCHED
MOM M Y AN D DA D DY
AND IF THAT 'S THE WAY
IT'S DONE
I DON'T WANNA
PLAY H O U SE
IT MAKES MY
MOMM Y CRY
'CAUSE WHEN SHE
PLAYED HOUSE
M Y DADDY SA ID
' G O OD B Y E'
I DON'T WANNA
PLAY H O U SE
I K N OW IT C A N 'T
B E F UN
I' VE WATCHED
MOM M Y AND DA D DY
AND IF THAT 'S THE WAY
IT'S DONE
I DON'T WANNA
PLAY H O U SE
IT MAKES MY
MOMM Y CRY
'CAUSE WHEN SHE
PLAYED HOUSE
M Y DADDY SA ID
' G O OD B Y E '...