She looks in the mirror and stares at the wrinkles

That weren't there yesterday

And thinks of the young man that she almost married

What would he think if he saw her this way?



She picks up her apron in little girl-fashion

As something comes into her mind

And slowly starts dancing rememb'ring her girlhood

And all of the boys she had waiting in line



Oh, such are the dreams of the everyday housewife

You see everywhere any time of the day

An everyday housewife

Who gave up the good life for me



The photograph album she takes from the closet

And slowly turns the page

And carefully picks up the crumbling flower

The first one he gave her now withered with age



She closes her eyes and touches the house dress

That suddenly disappears

And just for the moment she's wearing the gown

That broke all their mi-inds back so many years



Oh, such are the dreams of the everyday housewife

You see everywhere-ere any time of the day

An everyday housewife who gave up the good life for me

An everyday housewife who gave up the good life for me

Ye-es she did