Our House — Crowded House
Intro — C
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1. Father wears his Sunday best,
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mother's tired she needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs.
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Sister's sighing in her sleep,
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brother's got a date to keep, he can't hang around.
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Our house, in the middle of our street,
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our house, in the middle of our .
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2. Our house it has a crowd,
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there's always something happening, and it's usually quite loud.
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Our Mum she's so house—proud,
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nothing ever slows her down, and a mess is not allowed.
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Our house, in the middle of our street,
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our house, in the middle of our .
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Our house, in the middle of our street,
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our house, in the middle of our
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3. Father gets up late for work,
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mother has to iron his shirt, then she sends the kids to school.
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Sees them off with a small kiss,
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she's the one they're going to miss, in lots of ways.
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Our house, in the middle of our street,
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our house, in the middle of our .
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4. I remember way back then when everything was true and when
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we would have such a very good time, such a fine time, such a happy time.
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And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away,
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then we'd say nothing would come between us, two dreamers.
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5. Father wears his Sunday best,
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mother's tired she needs a rest, the kids are playing up downstairs.
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Sister's sighing in her sleep,
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brother's got a date to keep, he can't hang around.
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Our house, in the middle of our street,
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our house, in the middle of our
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street, our house, in the middle of our street,
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our house, in the middle of our
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Our house, was our castle and our keep,
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our house, in the middle of our
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street, our house, that was where we used to sleep,
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our house, in the middle of our street