I Think I Understand You Now

My father was a boxer
He went to school at night
Got 3 degrees and a good career
to raise his family right
My mother, she worked in fashion
Lived an independent life
She lived in New York City
til she became his wife
They moved out to the country
to a place they could call their own
But the price they paid for those 4 walls
was more than they could ever have known

And I think I understand you now
I never thought I would
But I think I understand you now
You did the best you could

They bought a house in Jersey
A split with a paneled den
The grass was greener in New Jersey
At least it seemed so then
There were the Little league games for 15 years
My mother never missed a game
She cooked us dinner every night
It was never twice the same
She kept our house clean in New Jersey
The perfect suburban wife
Except for the times she would scream out loud
she’d say “God I miss my life”

And I think I understand you now
I never thought I would
But I think I understand you now
You did the best you could

And you were
So far from perfect
And we kids knew it all
That you were
So far from perfect
And we watched you take the fall

But I think I understand you now
I never thought I would
But I think I understand you now
You did the best you could