The Family Name

[Verse 1]
Daddy bought momma a Mercedes-Benz
Put it all on American Express
All of the neighbors were quite impressed
With her sense of style
Behind closed doors they’d slip alone
Made us answer the telephone
When the calls rolled in we’d say they aren’t home
Barely getting by
Living a lie

[Chorus]
Can we cover it up this time
Brother’s second DUI
Can we make it one more day
Without the bank coming by
Can we fake a few more smiles
I know it’s been a while since we’ve been on the narrowing straight
Lord knows in this town we can’t
Give off we’re not doing ok
It’s just too much at stake
Protecting the family name

[Verse 2]
Private school kids, well they love to talk
About what they want and what they got
The only thing we learned was to keep our mouth shut
Barely getting by
Living this lie

[Chorus]
Can we cover it up this time
Brother’s second DUI
Can we make it one more day
Without the bank coming by
Can we fake a few more smiles
I know it’s been a while since we’ve been on the narrowing straight
Lord knows in this town we can’t
Give off we’re not doing ok
It’s just too much at stake
Protecting the family name

[Bridge]
We’ll just keep on showing
To the generations before us
We’re everything they wanted us to be
As long as we

[Chorus]
Can we cover it up this time
Brother’s second DUI
Can we make it one more day
Without the bank coming by
Can we fake a few more smiles
I know it’s been a while since we’ve been on the narrowing straight
Lord knows in this town we can’t
Give off we’re not doing ok
It’s just too much at stake
Protecting the family name
Protecting the family name
Protecting the family name