There's a place in the city they call the Archway
Where we rented three rooms for a dollar a day
And I worked semi-skilled at the capstans for years
And my wife was a good woman but the love disappeared
Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons
When a marriage goes down they're the loneliest ones
Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons
How I hope they can cope, with the damage I've done
Verse: 2
I found me a band, I went out on tour
So the kids wouldn't know, I was with them no more
When they said, "Where's me dad?" She'd say, "He's a star!"
Oh, if only stars knew what fools they all are
Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons
When a marriage goes down they're the loneliest ones
Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons
How I hope they can cope, with the damage I've done
Verse: 3
I got a new contract, I got a new life
No more capstans for me, and I've got a new wife
Sometimes she gets angry, says she wants a family
Then that nightmare returns, like a ghost haunting me
Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons
When a marriage breaks up you're the loneliest ones
Sons and Daughters, Daughters and Sons
How I hope you all cope, with the damage we done
Outro