In the family home Your sister held her head in her hands You should know That's how we became friends Your sister and I held our heads in the sand Hiding from your old man It's different now but it wasn't then She's a good friend The family home Ice cream cone Plasma screen Magazines By the downstairs phone (By the phone) Like a girl's best friend (Like a girl's best friend) (By the phone) Sharing a bed with my girl's best friend Then her leg brushed my hand It's funny now but it wasn't then She's a good friend (In the family home) She's a real good friend (In the family, in the family home) In the family home (In the family home) In the family home (In the family, in the family home) "Hi, I can't take your call now, So please leave a message, and I'll call back soon" "Get ready to leave a detailed message after the tone" "When you are finished recording" "You may hang up or press one for more options" In the family home Your father held his breath in this abandon He should know He missed the afternoon's show The sun rains down with the afternoon's glow It's a lie that you know He spent all those years in that light And then it went all up