Melinda's Christmas Present - 2011

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When all is said and done
And you’re old(er) and gray
The kids are off on their own
The house is quiet night and day.
“Will they ever come back?”
And while your heart may be sinking
At the thought of a lonely life
This is what your kids are thinking...

The bad ones:
Who cares about
family game night?
I’d rather have
a night out with my friends.
You couldn’t make me spend
a week on vacation with you for anything.
I’ll never miss
a business trip to Hawaii for you.
I’ll cancel my meeting
when pigs fly
and I’ll skip out on dinner
every other weekend.
I’ll come back to visit,
does never work for you?
When will I forget you?
A little more every day.
Family, tradition, love?
No, I need
work, money, luxury.
Who cares about
the good ones?


The good ones:
Who cares about
work, money, luxury?
No, I need
family, tradition, love,
a little more every day.
When will I forget you?
Does never work for you?
I’ll come back to visit
every other weekend
and I’ll skip out on dinner
when pigs fly.
I’ll cancel my meeting,
a business trip to Hawaii for you.
I’ll never miss
a week on vacation with you for anything
You couldn’t make me spend
a night out with my friends;
I’d rather have
family game night.
Who cares about
the bad ones?

Into which group will we fall?
If the first one, we’ve done something bad
You deserve the best
‘Cause we’ve got the best dad.

-MCC

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