woah jocko, don´t expect me
to come out drinking, messin´ around
spending my time
with a bunch of crazy people
yes, i been there before
i don´t need to go back no more

i´m just a family man
like it or not
i am a family man
i´m a-holding onto what i´ve got
i´m a family man
right by damn
finally, find out what i am
is a family man

and don´t expect me
to hit the road
at a moment´s notice
without my suitcase
with some crazy bunch of strangers
in some unknown car
i´m just not willing to go that far

the life i used to lead was a little too frantic
i guess i just got eyes to grow old and grey
and if what i have in mind isn´t super romantic
i guess i always saw myself this way

i´m just a family man
like it or not
said i´m a family man
holding onto what i´ve got
i´m a family man
right by damn
i, finally, find out what i am
is a family man

sears and roebuck
howard johnson
colonel sanders
station wagon
briggs and stratton
second mortgage
if i can ever lose my blues
walk on over and turn on the tv
what i´d like to do is lie down on the sofa
later on
i might walk my dog, baby
bo diddley´s a family man