When I Say Wife

Jonathan Richman

[Verse 1]
When I say "wife," it's 'cause I can't find another word
For the way we be
But "wife" sounds like your mortgage
And "wife" sounds like laundry

[Verse 2]
When I say "wife," it's 'cause I can't find another word
For the way we are
But "wife" sounds like your mortgage
It sounds like the family car

[Chorus]
Well, the tax form comes and I fill out "married"
'Cause I know what they're lookin' for
But I'm tellin' you that I'm just a person
Same as I was before

[Verse 3]
When I say "wife," it's 'cause if you said "lover" every day
You're gonna begin to gag
But wife sounds like your mortgage
Sounds like the laundry bag

[Chorus]
Well, the tax form comes, fill out "married"
A technicality
But I'm tellin' you that I'm not married
I'm not single, I'm still me

[Verse 4]
I say "wife" because it stops all talk right away
About the way we be
But "wife" sounds like your mortgage
And "wife" sounds like laundry

Curiosités sur la chanson When I Say Wife de Jonathan Richman

Quand la chanson “When I Say Wife” a-t-elle été lancée par Jonathan Richman?
La chanson When I Say Wife a été lancée en 2002, sur l’album “Action Packed: The Best of Jonathan Richman”.

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