Lyrics
Eleven o'clock was way later than I should be up
It was very late, past an appropriate time for me to be awake
But I was so I heard them
Despite the late hour, I was awake to hear something
Every night talking quickly would turn to
Conversations that quickly escalated into arguments
Arguing, yelling, and screaming
Arguments that turned into yelling and screaming
So when mom called me down to the kitchen one night
I was called down to the kitchen by my mom
I wasn't so surprised
I wasn’t surprised because of the ongoing situation
When three seats were set at the table
Three places set at the table for family members
And one seat was open for me
A seat was set specifically for me
She told me to sit down
I was asked to sit down
And said they got something to tell me
They had something important to share with me
They thought that I was oblivious to it all
They believed I was unaware of everything
But I knew since they started
I knew about their issues since it all began
Sleeping in two different rooms and avoiding
They started sleeping separately and avoiding each other
Each other every morning
Every morning they avoided one another
So when mom called me down to the kitchen one night
Similar scenario to earlier, called to the kitchen
I wasn't so surprised
I anticipated the situation due to ongoing problems
When three seats were set at the table
Three places set at the table again
And one seat was open for me
A seat specifically for me was prepared
She told me to sit down
Asked to sit down
And said they got something to tell me
They had something significant to reveal
You'll get used to two
Advised that I will adapt to having two of certain things
Two backyards, two birthdays, two playrooms
Two of everything related to home life
Two parents who are gonna love you like they do now
Assurance of continued parental love, albeit in a different arrangement
Just not in the same house
Not residing together as a family
Not in the same house
Specifically, not in the same physical house
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