today i sat alone at the window
and i watched our little girl outside at play
with a little boy next door
like so many times before
but something didn't seem quite right today
so i went outside to see what they were doing
and then the teardrops made my eyes grow dim
cause i heard him name again
and i hung my head in shame
when i heard our little girl say to him
i don't wanna play house
i know it can't be fun
i've watched mommy and dad
and if that's the way it's done
i don't wanna play house
it makes my mommy cry
cause when she played house
my daddy said goodbye
i don't wanna play house
i know it can't be fun
i've watched mommy and daddy
and if that's the way it's done
i don't wanna play house
it makes my mommy cry
'cause when she played house
my daddy said goodbye