Letras
She's got a phone in one hand, a hairbrush in the other
And she says life's too short to stay at home and be a mother
She said that she could have it all because that's the new deal
So God give her a hand cause she needs one for the wheel
When he gets home from work, man, it's well after seven
And he drives a nice car and so he thinks he's in heaven
But his kids hardly know him, they've all got nice clothes
In just a few hours more overtime, he can pay off that boat
They got nice big houses, they got nice big cars
Looks from the outside like they're really going far
But there is trouble in the engine and we're junkyard bound
If some moms and some dads don't start hanging around
When they get around to dinner, man, they're damn near half dead
So they drive through McDonald's and put their kids up to bed
But they are upwardly mobile and everything is fine
Cause when they do get together, man, it's quality time
They got nice big houses, they got nice big cars
Looks from the outside like they're really going far
But there is trouble in the engine and we're junkyard bound
If some moms and some dads don't start hanging around
They want stickers on the music, they want the laws turned around
They want the cops to run Phoebus and Butthead out of town
They say they care about their children, but it's just too damn hard
To turn off that TV or to sell off that car
They like those nice houses, they like those nice cars
Looks from the outside like they're really going far
But there is trouble in the engine and we're junkyard bound
If some moms and some dads don't start hanging around
Now there's a whole lot of people who can't make ends meet
And on the wages that they're earning, I know a family can't eat
And I am talking about people who would sell their kid's soul
To keep up with the Joneses, no matter the toll
They like those nice houses, they like those nice cars
Looks from the outside like they're really going far
But there is trouble in the engine and we're junkyard bound
If some moms and some dads don't start hanging around
But when they do get together, man, it's quality time