Lyrics
How to explain to my kid
How my marriage collapsed
When I myself don't quite understand it
How to sell our house
Tell all our family and friends
Except that nothing turned out like I planned it
It's hard to believe I could ever move on
When I'm still using her leftover shampoos
Add it to the never-ending list of adulthood's many how-to's
A pizza is good for when you're tired
It doesn't take very much to make it
You drop all your toppings on a pre-made dough
Heat the oven to four-fifty and bake it
Peppers
Or mushrooms
Or sausage and cheese
It's your pizza so you get to choose
Check pizza off the never-ending list of adulthood's many how-to's
How to be a best friend
How to date a boy
How to set clear boundaries
How to let her feel her joy
How to wake up each morning not totally stressed
By the terrors I read in the news
How to
Hope for the best
Add it to the how-tos
When my wife folded socks
Laundry magic would occur
I can barely pair the socks
Much less fold as good as her
How to miss your partner
How to manage long-term grief
How to process how much this still hurts beyond belief
How to stop and enjoy when something goes right
Since I don't often get good reviews
Add it to the how-to's
Today is Monday
Thursday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Am I overprotective?
Sometimes, yes
An excessive worrier
Sure, I guess
If I'm a little aggressive, it's only because
I won't be around forever
I won't be around forever
I won't be around forever
And that's what a parent does
Drew got into U of M, early acceptance!
Did you know?
I had no idea, that's fantastic!
Well
Drew's having second thoughts about leaving home
He's afraid it will be too much to manage
And of course the choice is up to Drew
Though we're the ones who gave him every advantage
Wasn't therapy supposed to make him prepare?
Sometimes progress isn't easy to see
And sometimes it isn't happening at all
And that's what this looks like to me
How to trust in process
And the methods that I use
But what if I'm not guiding them
Towards the right how-to's
How my marriage collapsed
When I myself don't quite understand it
How to sell our house
Tell all our family and friends
Except that nothing turned out like I planned it
It's hard to believe I could ever move on
When I'm still using her leftover shampoos
Add it to the never-ending list of adulthood's many how-to's
A pizza is good for when you're tired
It doesn't take very much to make it
You drop all your toppings on a pre-made dough
Heat the oven to four-fifty and bake it
Peppers
Or mushrooms
Or sausage and cheese
It's your pizza so you get to choose
Check pizza off the never-ending list of adulthood's many how-to's
How to be a best friend
How to date a boy
How to set clear boundaries
How to let her feel her joy
How to wake up each morning not totally stressed
By the terrors I read in the news
How to
Hope for the best
Add it to the how-tos
When my wife folded socks
Laundry magic would occur
I can barely pair the socks
Much less fold as good as her
How to miss your partner
How to manage long-term grief
How to process how much this still hurts beyond belief
How to stop and enjoy when something goes right
Since I don't often get good reviews
Add it to the how-to's
Today is Monday
Thursday
Tuesday
Wednesday
Friday
Am I overprotective?
Sometimes, yes
An excessive worrier
Sure, I guess
If I'm a little aggressive, it's only because
I won't be around forever
I won't be around forever
I won't be around forever
And that's what a parent does
Drew got into U of M, early acceptance!
Did you know?
I had no idea, that's fantastic!
Well
Drew's having second thoughts about leaving home
He's afraid it will be too much to manage
And of course the choice is up to Drew
Though we're the ones who gave him every advantage
Wasn't therapy supposed to make him prepare?
Sometimes progress isn't easy to see
And sometimes it isn't happening at all
And that's what this looks like to me
How to trust in process
And the methods that I use
But what if I'm not guiding them
Towards the right how-to's