Mama, you tell me hows the family And papa, tell me how things going by you And little baby sister, I heard that you got married And I heard that you had yourself a little baby girl, too And heres some uncles and some cousins I know vaguely And would you believe my old dog chelseas here, too And would you believe nobody in this family Wanted to keep her And now that dogs more of a part of this family Then I am, too I dont come home much anymore No-no-no I dont come home much anymore Mama And mama, I know how disappointed you are And papa, I know that you feel the same way, too And no-no-no-no-no I still havent got married And no-no-no theres no grandson planned here for you And by the way, daddy tell me hows the business I understand that your stock shes growing very high No, daddy, youre not a poor man anymore And I hope youll realize that before you die Because I dont come home much anymore No-no-no-no-no I dont come home much no more But daddy And please-please-please-please-please Come on lets not start this business again I know how much you resent the life that I have But one more time, I dont want the family business Dont want to inherit it upon the day that you die Really, daddy should have given it to my sister You know elisabeth, you know elisabeth She has a better head for those things than i She lives practically around the corner Thats really the kind of child you could be proud of But papa, I know that this visits a mistake Theres nothing here we have in common, except our name And families that live out in the suburbs Often make each other cry And I dont think that Ill come home much anymore No-no, I dont think Ill come home much again Mama Papa Families Often make each other cry No, I dont think that Ill come home much anymore (hows the families)