She keeps a photo of the man she loves
And says he'll return just as soon as his work is done
She reads the papers with a rush of anger
Laughs at the hippies, yeah
They don't know what's going on
She imagines seeing his head on a pillow
Right after she puts her little boy to bed
Night after night dreams a sweet homecoming
While half of her wonders how he could have left her for dead
Ooh yeah
And you end up feeling so helpless
And yes it's sad to see life slipping away
Truth is you're living for tomorrow day after day
Last night you sat in your dark kitchen 'til midnight
Thinking 'bout whether you could ever go it alone
All of the years that went to build this house
All of the love that finally made it a home
Ooh yeah
And you end up feeling so helpless
And yes it's sad to see life slipping away
Truth is you're living for tomorrow day after day
The parade was oh so grand
How the stars drape over a wooden box
And there's no comfort in the setting sun
It could have been anyone
It so happened to be you
And now you sit in your dark kitchen 'til midnight
Thinking 'bout how you're gonna go it alone
All of the years that went to build this house
Oh, they don't know what's going on
No one knows what's going on
Ooh, they don't know what's going on
No one knows what's going on