That's How I Wanted It To Be

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...