We were raised in a little house
With three of us lord it must?ve been rough
But mom and daddy knew just what to do
They tried to teach us right from wrong
About the lord and the angels above
But there were things I never understood

(Chorus)
Like where they went when the sun came up
Some other lady taking care of us
Waiting by the door late afternoon
The way he laughed and the way she smiled
The loving hugs that lasted for a while
The sun went down to fast and way to soon
Lord I wish I could?ve understood

Now we?re all grown and we?ve our ways
I?ve got two kids begging me to play
But what I do takes up most of my time
We try to teach them right from wrong
About the lord and the angels above
But in they?re eyes I see the past I knew

(Chorus2)
Like where we go when the sun comes up
Some other lady taking care of ?em
Waiting by the door late afternoon
The way I laugh and the way she smiles
The loving hugs that last for a while
The sun goes down to fast and way to soon
Lord I wish they somehow understood


(bridge)
We try to do the best we can
To give them love and make them understand
Why we have to do the things we do
Lord I wish they somehow understood
Lord I wish they could?ve understood