Well I'm accustomed to a smoot h ride
Or m aybe I'm a d og who's l ost its b ite
I don't exp ect to b e tr eated like a fool no mo re
I don't exp ect to s leep through the n ight
Some p eople s ay a l ie's a l ie's a l ie
But I say why
Why deny the o bvious c hild?
Why deny the o bvious c hild?
And in rem embering a r oad s ign
I am rem emberi ng a g irl when I was y oung
A nd we sa id These so ngs are tr ue
These d ays are o urs
These t ears are f ree
And h ey
The cross is in the b all park
The cross is in the b all park
We had a lot of fun
We had a lot of money
We h ad a little son and we thought we'd call him Sonny
Sonny gets m arried and m oves away
S onny has a b aby and b ills to pay
S onny gets s unnier
D ay by day by d ay by d ay
Doh doh doh doh
Doh doh doh doh
Well I've been w aking u p at s unrise
I've been f ollowing the l ight ac ross my r oom
I w atch t he n ight receive the r oom of m y da y
Some p eople s ay the s ky is j ust the s ky
But I say
Why deny the o bvious c hild?
Why deny the o bvious c hild?
M m...
S onny s its b y hi s wi ndow and th inks to himself
How i t's s trange t hat s ome r ooms are like c ages
Sonn y's y earb ook f rom h igh school
Is d own from the shelf
A nd he id -ly thum bs through the pag es
Some h ave d ied
Some have f led from themselves
Or s trugg led f rom h ere t o ge t th ere
S onny w ande rs be yond his inter ior walls
Runs his h and t hrough h is t hinning brown h air
Well I'm accustomed to a s mooth ride
Or m aybe I'm a d og who's l ost its b ite
I don't exp ect to b e tr eated like a fool no mo re
I don't exp ect to s leep through the n ight
Some p eople s ay a l ie's a l ie's a l ie
But I say
the cross is in the b all park
Why deny the o bvio us child?
