Family Business Lyrics - Fish

I heard a battle raging 

On the other side of the wall 

I buried my head in a pillow 

And tried to ignore it all 

Every night when I hear you 

I dream of breaking down your door 

An avenging knight in shining Armour 

To rescue you from it all 

From this family business, family business 

How long does it stay, family business 

It's nobody's business, this family business 

But tell me how long it should take family business 

When I see you in the supermarket 

Sunglasses in the shade 

Averting your eyes from those staring questions 

How were those bruises made? 

The children clutch tight to your legs 

They've got so much they want to say 

But daddy's sitting home, drunk again 

So they bite their lips and pray 

'Cause daddy don't like people crying 

Poking in his family affairs 

And anyone ask from the social, well 

You fell down the stairs 

It's family business, keep it in my family business 

Can you tell me how long it remains, family business? 

It's nobody's business, this family business 

Can you tell me how long it should stay, family business? 

No, no, no, no, no 

No, no, no, no, no 

She's waiting at the bus stop 

At the bottom of the hill 

She knows she'll never catch it 

She knows she never will 

The kids are all she lives for 

She's got nothing left to lose 

Nowhere to escape to 

But she knows she's got to move 

'Cause when daddy tucks the kids in 

It's taking longer every night 

And the heaven that she's waitin' for 

Through the hell it lasts all night 

It's family business, keep it in my family business 

Can you tell me how long it remains, family business? 

It's nobody's business, oh this family business 

Can you tell me how long it should stay, family business? 

So I become an accessory 

And I don't have an alibi 

To the victim on my doorstep 

The only way I can justify 

It's family business, family business 

How long do we keep it family business?