| G | |
| We were raised in a little house |
| With three of us lord it must've been rough |
| C | G | |
| But mom and daddy knew just what to | do |
| They tried to teach us right from wrong |
| About the lord and the angels above |
| C | D | |
| But there were things I never | understood |
| (chorus) |
| C | D | |
| Like where they went when the | sun came up |
| G | F#m | Em | |
| Some other | lady taking | care of us |
| Am | C | D | |
| Waiting by the | door late aft | ernoon |
| C | D | |
| The way he laughed and the w | ay she smiled |
| G | F#m | Em | |
| The loving | hugs that lasted | for a while |
| Am | C | D | |
| The sun went down to | fast and way to | soon |
| C | D | G | |
| Lord I wish I | could've | understood |
| G | C | D | G |
| G | |
| Now we're all grown and we've our ways |
| I've got two kids begging me to play |
| C | G | |
| But what I do takes up most of my | time |
| We try to teach them right from wrong |
| About the lord and the angels above |
| C | D | |
| But in they're eyes I see the past I | knew |
| (repeat chorus) |
| C | D | |
| Like where we go when the | sun comes up |
| G | F#m | Em | |
| Some other | lady taking | care of em |
| Am | C | D | |
| Waiting by the | door late aft | ernoon |
| C | D | |
| The way I laugh and the | way she smiles |
| G | Em | |
| The loving hugs that last | for a while |
| Am | C | D | |
| The sun goes down to | fast and way to | soon |
| C | D | G | |
| Lord I wish they | somehow | understood |
| (outro) |
| C | D | |
| We try to do the | best we can |
| G | F#m | Em | |
| To give them love and make them | understand |
| Am | C | D | |
| Why we have to | do the things we | do |
| C | D | G | F#m | Em | |
| Lord I wish they | somehow u | nde | rstoo | d |
| C | D | G | |
| How I wish they | could've | understood |