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I'll always be by your side
Even when you're down and out
I'll always be by your side
Even when you're down and out
I just wanted to be your housewife
All I wanted was to be your housewife
I'll iron your clothes
I'll shine your shoes
I'll make your bed
And cook your food
I'll never cheat
I'll be the best girl you'll ever meet
And for a diamond ring
I'll do these kinds of things
I'll scrub your floor
Never be a bore
I'll tuck you in
I do not snore
I'd wear your black eyes
Bake you apple pies
I don't ask why
And I try's not to cry's
I'll always be by your side
Even when you're down and out
I'll always be by your side
Even when you're down and out
And its nearly midnight
And all I want with my life
Is to be a housewife
Is to be a housewife
'Cause it's nearly midnight
And all I want with my life
Is to die a housewife
Is to die a housewife
Even when you're down and out
I'll always be by your side
Even when you're down and out
I just wanted to be your housewife
All I wanted was to be your housewife
I'll iron your clothes
I'll shine your shoes
I'll make your bed
And cook your food
I'll never cheat
I'll be the best girl you'll ever meet
And for a diamond ring
I'll do these kinds of things
I'll scrub your floor
Never be a bore
I'll tuck you in
I do not snore
I'd wear your black eyes
Bake you apple pies
I don't ask why
And I try's not to cry's
I'll always be by your side
Even when you're down and out
I'll always be by your side
Even when you're down and out
And its nearly midnight
And all I want with my life
Is to be a housewife
Is to be a housewife
'Cause it's nearly midnight
And all I want with my life
Is to die a housewife
Is to die a housewife
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I don't feel like it's glorifying this kind of character at all but calling it satirical has some kind of humorous connotation and this song strikes me as being quite sad and hopeless rather than anything like that
Thank you for your common sense. It's a rather humorous song...at midnight she is like Cinderella....turning back into a domestic slave. For the person who talked about the "life of a housewife" and "being submissve," s/he obviously has no knowledge of a decent mutually-rewarding relationship that is often established to give children the best possible childhood. One can choose to stay home and manage her family (or his) and not be submissive. One can nurture and provide something other than money while being whole and a contributing adult. (Why do many in our soceity see worth in earning a buck but not in keeping a family on a healthy track???) Let's face facts, many children would turn out MUCH better if their parents either chose to sacrfice the doe ($$$); expensive cars; and family vacations; or were fiscally able to...instead we have generations of children raised by poorly paid day care workers. The song is definitely not romantic, but it's great satire...reminds me of the song "I Wanna Be Your Dog."