Lyrics Sly & The Family Stone

Sly & The Family Stone

Family Affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

One child grows up to be

Somebody that just loves to learn yeah

Another child grows up to be

Somebody we just love to burn

Mom loves the both of them

You see it's in the blood, you see it's in the blood

Both kids are good to Mom

Blood's thicker than the mud, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

I'm that newlywed just a year ago

But they're still checking each other out

And nobody wants to blow

Nobody wants to be left out

You can't leave 'cause your heart is there

Sure you can't stay 'cause you been somewhere else

You can't cry 'cause you'll look broke down

But you're cryin' anyway 'cause you're all broke down

It's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair

It's a family affair, it's a family affair