HAPPY FAMILIES

XTC · Other Songs - XTC

Have you got Miss Fortune

She's the daughter of rich parents, all she does is cry

One four-letter word is all she wants

But you can't buy love so there's no supply



Will you take your Master Charge?

The boy who's living well beyond his parents' means

(Happy families)

See his parents kill theirselves with work to keep

Their dandy in the latest jeans

(Happy families)



Happy families is a kid's game

Happy families is your main aim

It starts out with a dealing in the middle of the night

And ends up with a full house



If you play your cards out right

Mum says Dad is cheating, you should see

The grown-ups fight for happy families

The game that's sure to please



Have you got your Master Race

The bigot son who like his dad is full of fear

(Happy families)

Not so much a sun, more of a storm to her

To burn the books when Dad's not here

(Happy families)



Happy families is a kid's game

Happy families is your main aim

You start out with your first cub

And you think that life's a song



You'll end up with a wolf pack

If you lay your cards out wrong

Dad says Mom is cheating

You can see the children long

For happy families

The game that's sure to please



Have you got Miss Carriage

She's the girl who wants a baby that she cannot find

(Happy families)

Strange, the ones who want to win the race

Are usually the ones who fall behind