Kids On The Range lyrics

As I stand here with my whiskey and beer,

I think of the days of my life,

I was never a fool, I did quite well in school

Then, there was college, a job, and a wife.

When the kids came along, life was really a song

They were good kids as far as I could see,

But, now that they're grown, they treat the place like their own,

And, three of them are bigger than me.

Home has certainly changed

Where the kids and the radio play,

Where never is heard, an intelligent word

And, the radio's blaring all day.

They sit in my chair and tap me for cash

And it seems like the phone's never free

Dirty cups on the carpet, half filled mugs in the hall

And just crumbs where the bisquets should be

They've got Top of the Pops and that loud MTV

And they think David Letterman's droll

Heavey metal guitars, Karioke in bars

And I havn't the slightest control.

Home has certainly changed....

They have stereo walkmen, boys with rings in their ears

Leather jackets and bright colored hair,

I'd like to escape, just go for a drive,

But, the biggest one borrowed the car.

They just had their friends in, quite a few of them there

And the music so loud you cant think,

They finished the tea, coffee's all gone

They killed my whiskey, so, I cant take to drink.

Home has certainly changed...

As I stand over here in this bar with my beer

Between strangers and that loud s***e machine,

It's becoming quite clear that I'm not being fair

When I think of how the kids might have been.

They do clean the car, and they work at their jobs,

They mow the lawn and help with the tea,

We're lucky I guess, they're healthy and well

And they're home where we all ought to be.

Home has certainly changed where the kids and the radio play

No more will be heard a dis couraging word

FOR WE'D MISS THEM IF THEY WENT AWAY.

• Artist:The Corries