With no complications
Fifteen generations
(of mine)
All honoring Nature
Until I arrive
(With incredible style)

I'm the end of the line
The end of the family line
The end of the line

No baby pulled screaming
Out into this seething whirl
By chance or whim
(Or even love?)

Our family tree hacked into decline
And I'm spared the pain
Of ever saying
("Goodbye")

I'm the end of the line
The end of the family line
The end of the line

The decision is mine
The end of the family line
The end of the line

I'm the end of the line
The end of the family line
The end of the


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(I'm) The End of the Family Line Lyrics as written by Mark Edward Cascian Nevin Steven Morrissey

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    Cheryl, I'm curious -- what did he say in concert regarding the choice not to have kids? I'd love to know -- as I, too, have made the decision to never have children (and I'm a straight woman in a 10-year-long relationship). I'm a long-time Moz fan and love just about all of his work, but this is one of the songs that I connect to in a more direct and literal way. I think he touches on the fact that--even if a person is not literally the end of his or her family line--the choice to not have children goes against the grain of family and society and yet can have great value and very sound reasoning behind it.

    girl_least_likelyon November 19, 2007   Link

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