Part Of The Deal

Fruit pie coolin' on the windowsill

Mama's in the kitchen with baby

Walkman on the counter playin' "Shoot to Thrill"

Says time to become a lady

Water beds, Live Aid, the Berlin Wall

Things used to be so real

Now I wake before the morning news

I guess that's part of the deal

I guess that's part of the deal

Drivin' home from my daily commute

Gotta be there by sundown

Nothin' makes me happier than readin' to you

A brighter future not found

Spandex, high-waist jeans, the World Wide Web

We used to be so cool

Now I wear an anti-aging mask

I guess that's part of the rules

I guess that's part of the rules

Oh, father

Now deceased

Oh, brother

Part of me

Pull meaning from the deep

Help me see the reason behind everything

Now I lay me down to rest

Don't tell me of Jesus

When I put together my Sunday best

For the one true god who sees us

My children were my everything

I lived so they could be

Wouldn't give up one half-second of my life, now complete

I guess that's part of the deal

I guess that's part of the deal

I guess that's part of the deal