The Family Is Fine

You just got back in the country
So take an hour and come talk to me
Let's go out and have coffee like old times
Your eyes are tired and you're hurried
You drink your latte and off you go
Another night in your studio

And you say that the family is fine
You say that your wife doesn't mind
The cold in the covers when she goes to sleep
"The kids seem to have their own lives
Don't miss seeing me on the side lines
I'm busy, but the family is fine."

I heard right after it happened
The town is small and we all found out
Divorce was final around Christmas time
The holidays can be lonely
I call you up to see how you've been
Your voice is shaky on the other end

But you say that you're doing just fine
You say that you really don't mind
The cold in the covers when you go to sleep
"The kids seem to have their own lives
Don't miss seeing me on the side lines
I'm busy, but the family is fine."

Well your wife had a different story
She told me how it spiraled down
She said you couldn't be a husband or a father
When you were never around
"The children miss him badly, and I do too
The bed is cold and lonely…"
All she wants is you, all they want is you

So don't say that the family is fine
Don't say that your wife doesn't mind
The cold in the covers when she goes to sleep
The kids seem to have their own lives
But they miss seeing you on the sidelines
You're busy, but the family is fine
You're so busy, and the family is "fine."