It's the family affair, 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, one affair Newlywed, 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, 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, it's the family affair It's the family affair, it's the family affair It's the family affair, it's the family affair