It's the family affair One child grows up to be Somebody that just loves to learn And another child grows up to be Somebody who just loves to burn Mom loves the both of them You see it's in the blood Both kids are good and bound Blood's thicker than the mud It's the family affair It's the family affair One affair Newly wed a year ago But we're still checking each other out Nobody wants to blow Nobody wants to be left out You can't leave cause your heart is there But you can't stay cause you've been somewhere else You can't cry cause you look broke down But you're crying anyway cause you're all broke down It's the family affair It's the family affair It's the family affair Family affair Family affair It's the family affair It's the family affair It's the family affair It's the family affair Oh yeah You're nothing but It's the family affair It's the family affair It's the family affair