What I Need

Timmy's in the tub taking too much time
 Mary's on the couch with a nursery rhyme
 Who's that man knocking at the door?
 We've never seen him before
 We're not tired, can't we stay up late
 Timmy's stomach aches from something he ate
 Better sit down in the rocking chair
 Gotta get the gum out of Mary's hair
 Sometimes it's so hard to be alone
 What I need
 What I need
 What I need
 For you to disappear
 But still be here
 When he goes home
 I was a kid when I married your dad
 Things were good, then things went bad
 Now Timmy's having fits cause his homework's wet
 Mary just screams til her needs get met
 The place is quiet now it's twenty past ten
 There's laundry on the bed, let's sit in the den
 Gee it's real nice to kiss your mouth
 But if this doesn't feel right
 Could you sleep on the couch?
 Sometimes it's so hard to be alone
 What I need
 What I need
 What I need
 For you to disappear
 But still be here
 When he goes home