When our house falls and my stories don't light you up
When the simple sight of each other's not good enough
It's a new kind of love, not one I ever want
When we go out but we're dressing in the same room
And we dance a little faster than we used to
It's a new kind of love, not one I ever want

So tell me how did Mom and Dad do it
Tell me why there's so much to it
Maybe all said and done
I shouldn't be with anyone
So tell me how does anyone do it
Tell me how I'm gonna get through it
Maybe all said and done
I shouldn't be with anyone

Your scrapbook of our life has seen a writers block
Used to stick at it for hours till your hands came off
My hand placed on your thigh, as you drove through the night
All the effort in the world for your birthday gift
Now I'm asking what you want so I can save the risk
It's a new kind of life, not the one that we'd like

So tell me how did Mom and Dad do it
Tell me why there's so much to it
Maybe all said and done
I shouldn't be with anyone
So tell me how does anyone do it
Tell me how I'm gonna get through it
Maybe all said and done
I shouldn't be with anyone

I can't be content, always faking it
I keep changing every minute to whatever fits
On the painful road to happiness
Take the girl the house and trade them for a strangers kiss

So tell me how did Mom and Dad do it
Tell me why there's so much to it
Maybe all said and done
I shouldn't be with anyone
So tell me how does anyone do it
Tell me how I'm gonna get through it
Maybe all said and done
I shouldn't be with anyone