Running in the familyRunning in the familyRunning in the familyOur dad would send us to our roomHe'd be the voice of doomHe said that we would thank him laterAll day he was solid as a rockBut by eight o'clock we'd be grumblingOne night my brother Joe and meClimbed down the family trailThat grew outside our bedroom windowWe ran though we knew we couldn't lastRunning from the pastThings that we were born to beLooking back it's so bizarreIt runs in the familyAll the things we areOn the back seat of the carWith Joseph and EmilyWe only see so farAnd we all have our daddy's eyesLooking back it's so bizarreThat rang the officer in chargeA man so largeHe barely fit his circumstancesHe said two kids out on the streetWere picked up on the beatAnd in the stationSo there's meWith Emily and JoeAnd dad and meDaddy driving homeAll heading in the same directionHe knew no matter what the brakesWe'd make the same mistakesCouldn't take his eyes off Joe and meLooking back it's so bizarreIt runs in the familyAll the things we areOn the back seat of the carWith Joseph and EmilyWe only see so farAnd we all have our daddy's eyesLooking back it's so bizarreLooking back it's so bizarreIt runs in the familyAll the things we areLooking back it's so bizarreLooking back it's so bizarreYou're gonna have to raise the themeYou're gonna have to raise the themeHey, hey, hey, hey, we keep it coming in the family.Hey, hey, hey, hey, we keep it coming in the family.Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, we keep it running in the family.Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, we keep it coming in the family.All the time we are.All the time we are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.We always are.Running in the familyRunning in the familyRunning in the familyRunning in the familyRunning in the familyRunning in the family