The New Normal

Lyrics

John gets out of jail on the first so you know he's gonna stay at my house He's gonna call me "the c word" and that's the nicest thing he does with his mouth He may be in his fifties but don't look a day over 72 He's gonna try to break your fingers when he shakes hands with you Think fast Candice has a son to raise but I can't send a gift for his birthday She doesn't need my pity, she's doing fine on what her husband makes But she's happy to call the cops merely on a silly whim It turns into a domestic charge and now they've gotta take somebody in But that's just how it is nowadays You've gotta accept people for who they are Linda's got a new boyfriend and most of her family is dead But what could she do if she's up against old age and heroin? She's not gonna raise her daughter though she fought for custody She'd rather drink in her family's honor – it can't be her fault, can't you see? That's just how it is nowadays You've gotta accept people for who they are Who are you to suggest another way? We've gotta accept people for who they are You can name 'em, you can shame 'em, but if this world takes all kinds Then the second you complain you are just another bully in disguise Mary's nodded out again but should we really wake her up? Gettin' high at the pharmacy is what this nation's founded on People went to war to fight so we could be degenerates Innocent people gave their lives so we can all be hypocrites That's just how it is nowadays You've gotta accept people for who they are Even when we're tempted to complain We've gotta accept people for who they are