To my husband I'm an ordinary wife
To my chidren I'm the mother in their life
To the neighbors I'm the girl next door who washes every day
And I'm their baby sitter any time they go away
To the party people I don't fit their world
To my daddy I'm still just his little girl
But when I lie down and close my eyes and sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me
To my mother I'm a worry all year through
To the landloard I'm the girl who's rent is due
To the doctor I'm the one who's kids have colds and runny noses
And calls him for appointments on the day he closes
To the banker I'm someone who's overdrawn
To collectors I'm the one who's never home
But when I lie down and close my eyes and sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me
I'm all of these each minute of my life
I'm just an ordinary wife
But when I lie down and close my eyes and sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me
This must be the only time I'm really me
To my chidren I'm the mother in their life
To the neighbors I'm the girl next door who washes every day
And I'm their baby sitter any time they go away
To the party people I don't fit their world
To my daddy I'm still just his little girl
But when I lie down and close my eyes and sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me
To my mother I'm a worry all year through
To the landloard I'm the girl who's rent is due
To the doctor I'm the one who's kids have colds and runny noses
And calls him for appointments on the day he closes
To the banker I'm someone who's overdrawn
To collectors I'm the one who's never home
But when I lie down and close my eyes and sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me
I'm all of these each minute of my life
I'm just an ordinary wife
But when I lie down and close my eyes and sleep
This must be the only time I'm really me
This must be the only time I'm really me