Lyric That s How I Wanted It to Be

(Chip Taylor - Al Gordoni)

I thought I d like to leave the black side of life for a while
Live alone and have some fun
So I told them to take the kids and go back to their mama
(That s how I wanted it to be) and I felt satisfied it was done.

I wake up every morning, make myself a cup of Jay
Down to the factory that s where I spend my day
Five o clock the whistle blows and that leaves the evening free
That s how I wanted it to be.

Well, it didn t take me long to find out just how much I needed her
So I wrote and told them to take the kids
And come on back home cause I was ready to settle down now
Well, you see I just got her letter today.
And it seems she s found someone else, someone she can depend on
(That s how I wanted it to be) and she ain t comin home no more.

I wake up every morning, make myself a cup of Jay
Down to the factory that s where I spend my day
Five o clock the whistle blows and that leaves the evening free
That s how I wanted it to be.

That s how I wanted it to be...