Harry Chapin - We Grew Up A Little Bit Lyrics
We got married earlyAnd just a little bit lateBaby came too earlyBut some things just can't waitWe were just beginningBut it was very clearWe grew up a little bit that yearI caught on as a meter manYou were caught at homeWhen I started night schoolYou ended up aloneBut you had another babyWhile I had my careerAnd we grew up a little bitWe grew up a little bitWe grew up a little bit that yearThey put me in a office jobA young man on the moveWe bought a house in Shaker HeightsYou supervised the moveWe were cashing checks, you were changing childrenWhile I played engineerAnd we were growing ever fasterEvery yearI got bored of kilowattsYou were tired of kidsI started staying out at nightAnd soon that's what you didAt parties we'd go seperatelyYou'd wiggle and I'd leerAnd we were growing fasterWe were growing ever fasterWe were growing ever faster every yearYou learned to live in silenceI learned to live in liesAnd we both igored the empty spacesGrowing in our eyesYour breath became a gin and tonicMine became a beerAnd we grew up a little more last yearToday at work they passed me byAnd promoted John insteadI came home to find you'd wrecked the carI guess I lost my headWell, I can't believe I hit youBut the rage came on so strongAh, where did we go wrong?As you sit there cryingI wonder who you areThe partner-stranger-friend and foeWho's come with me this farWe stand here in the ashesAnd I guess it is quite clearWe did not really grow too muchEach yearSo yo
