Life I Know

[Verse 1] I have kept this secret from myself for far too long The truth is, I'm confused about where I belong I'm not a mother or a wife and I'm living such a complicated life And this is the life I know [Verse 2] My life is full in some of the most important ways But empty in the core at the end of every day I lock the door, turn out the lights And I climb in bed and it's all alright Cause this is the life I know [Verse 3] I cut the grass, take out the trash, and fill the gas In this house, I am the mom and the dad What tomorrow brings, I do not know Yes, I know it's unconventional But it's the life I know [Bridge] We all have a secret pain We all have a tender place We were born to want more And no I'm not meant to live alone But this is the life I know Yes, this is the life I know [Verse 4] All my friends are having families of their own I'm still waiting for the perfect one to come Almost four decades in If I'm blessed, then I've got five more to go And this is the life I know Sometimes it hurts like hell But I walk away with a song and a story to tell And this is the life I know Yes, this is the life I know And this is the life I know