Our House
Jacaranda Lyrics

Father wears his Sunday best
The father is dressed in his best clothes for church

Mother's tired she needs a rest
The mother is exhausted and needs to take a break

The kids are playing up downstairs
The children are misbehaving and causing trouble

Sister's sighing in her sleep
The sister is making a noise while she sleeps

Brother's got a date to keep
The brother has a prior commitment to attend

He can't hang around
He can't stay and spend time with his family

Our house, in the middle of our street
The family's house is located in the center of their street

Our house it has a crowd
The family's home is always full of people

There's always something happening
There is always activity and commotion in the house

And it's usually quite loud
The noise level in the house is typically high

Our mum she's so house-proud
The mother takes great pride in keeping her home clean and organized

Nothing ever slows her down
She is always busy and motivated to keep the house in order

And a mess is not allowed
The family is expected to keep the house neat and clean

Something tells you that you've got to get away from it
There is a feeling of needing to escape the chaos of the house

Father gets up late for work
The father tends to oversleep and is often late for his job

Mother has to iron his shirt
The mother helps prepare the father for work by ironing his shirt

Then she sends the kids to school
The mother sends her children off to school

Sees them off with a small kiss
The mother gives her children a quick kiss goodbye

She's the one they're going to miss
The children will miss their mother while they are at school

In lots of ways
There are many reasons why the children will miss their mother

I remember way back then when everything was true and when
The singer recalls earlier times when things were more genuine

We would have such a very good time such a fine time
The family used to enjoy spending time together and having fun

Such a happy time
Those moments were some of the happiest times for the family

And I remember how we'd play simply waste the day away
The family would spend their time simply enjoying each other's company and having fun

Then we'd say nothing would come between us two dreamers
The family believed that nothing could ever drive them apart

Our house, was our castle and our keep
The family viewed their home as a place of safety and refuge

Our house, that was where we used to sleep
The family slept in their own beds in their own home