When you were kids
I'd send you out to play
In the backyard every day
We didn't have a fence
But you're okay
I'd sit inside and smoke a cigarette
You'd both be at each other's necks
But somehow you both survived
I realize that things have changed
But some things remain the same
That kids grow up and
Blame you for everything
I won't say I told you so
But I, I gotta let you know
That somehow, you'll survive this too
You learned your ABCs
From Elmo down on Sesame Street
And you ate Frosted Flakes
Off of your feet
Somehow you both survived
It seems like yesterday
You didn't listen to a word I'd say
You can't parent by a book
That doesn't exist
I realize that things have changed
But some things remain the same
That kids grow up and
Blame you for everything
I won't say I told you so
But I, I gotta let you know
That somehow, you'll survive this too
You think that you're the only one
Who's done this
Through the ages
You think that it's hard now
Just you wait 'til they're teenagers
You both ate lots of processed food
And ran nude through the neighborhood
But somehow you both survived
I realize that things have changed
But some things remain the same
That kids grow up and
Blame you for everything
I won't say I told you so
But I gotta let you know
That somehow, you'll survive this too
Somehow, oh somehow
Somehow
Mom!
You'll survive
This
Too
