American Family Portrait

Lyrics

Kenny's been kicking the wife around Mark's twenty-six but he's gained no ground Kim and her man have no definite plans Making love is a way to get by Johnny's new lady is steppin' out But his wife and his kids will have to do without Mom's in the middle but she likes it that way It gives her something to do with her day It's just another American family portrait Smile for the camera, it's Christmas Day But hide the hell in your life Don't you know it's the American way It's just another American family portrait Coming apart at the seams All for one but none for all It's an American family portrait of our needs Bob's on the bottle again He blames the kids for the state he's in But they blame Mom for ever marrying him And she just blames herself Now as life travels on its downward hill The family circle, it gets wider still Eventually breaking apart at will Being placed in a book on the shelf It's just another American family portrait Smile for the camera, it's Christmas Day But hide the hell in your life Don't you know it's the American way It's just another American family portrait Coming apart at the seams All for one but none for all It's an American family portrait of our needs It's just another American family portrait Smile for the camera, it's Christmas Day But hide the hell in your life Don't you know it's the American way It's just another American family portrait Coming apart at the seams All for one but none for all It's an American family portrait It's an American family portrait It's just another American family portrait Of our needs