(Words by Jacob Brackman and Music by Carley Simon )

My father sits at night with no lights on 
His cigarette glows in the dark 
The living room is still 
I walk by, no remark 
I tiptoe past the master bedroom where 
My mother reads her magazines 
I hear her call "Sweet dreams" 
But I forget how to dream 

But you say it's time we moved in together 
And raised a family of our own, you and me 
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be 
You want to marry me, we'll marry 

My friends from college they're all married now 
They have their houses and their lawns 
They have their silent noons 
Tearful nights, angry dawns 
Their children hate them for the things they're not 
They hate themselves for what they are 
And yet they drink, they laugh 
Close the wound, hide the scar 

But you say it's time we moved in together 
And raised a family of our own, you and me 
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be 
You want to marry me, we'll marry 

You say that we can keep our love alive 
Babe, all I know is what I see 
The couples cling and claw 
And drown in love's debris 
You say we'll soar like two birds through the clouds 
But soon you'll cage me on your shelf 
I'll never learn to be just me first by myself 

Well O.K, it's time we moved in together 
And raised a family of our own, you and me 
Well, that's the way I've always heard it should be 
You want to marry me, we'll marry 
(Marry)