Better Homes And Gardens

[Verse 1]
You say you're tired of her and you found a faster life
You're having trouble going home to her when you get off for work at night
You say you're dining out with friends and you won't be home 'til late
While she sits home with the children you fathered and tolerates

[Verse 2]
Now wasn't that the same little gal you swore a while back, you'd spend your whole life through
Shortly after that didn't she hang it up for life to marry you
Hey are you afraid that the boys at the office will no longer call you stud?
Have secretary's and alligator shoes gotten in your blood?

[Chorus]
You'd better mind your better homes and gardens and take the kids out too
And take her home some candy and say, "Baby, I love you"
Now I'm not saying that she'll forgive or even make amends
But you're 'bout half smart and you better start and that just might get you back in

[Verse 3]
Have you heard that that door swings both ways my friend? She can be just as gone
The best deal you ever had, you ever had, you ever had, is waiting right there at home
You say you're getting caught up early, you're cheated out of life
Well you also said that you'd be a millionaire by the time you're twenty-five
Didn’t make it

[Chorus]
Better mind your better homes and gardens, take the kids to the zoo
Spend the day with the PTA and she might think that's cool
Now I'm not saying that she'll forgive and let you right back in her world
She ain't gonna flip but you've got it licked if she smiles 'cause she's a good ole girl

[Outro]
You'd better mind your better homes and gardens, take the kids out too
And take her home some flowers and say, "Baby, I love you"
I'm not saying tha—