When The Family Sings

When The Family Sings
by Si Kahn & Tom Chapin
© Joe Hill Music & The Last Music Co. (ASCAP)

Some folks work as plumbers
Some follow the law
An architect with T-square
Carpenter with saw
Some are driving semis
Some tractor on the land
We grew up with a father
Who was playing in the band

Some families end up teachers
Some sell real estate
Some are Rabbis, Imams, Preachers,
Who live to motivate
We're walking in the footsteps
Of those who've gone before
Who lived to play, who showed the way
And left an open door
It's an invitation. It's a gathering
Friends and relations, voices and strings
It's a celebration. It's a welcoming
A music conversation when the family sings
Nah nah nah nah nah nah

And sometimes when the stars align
This is what we get to do
To come together in one place
And sing a song with you
It's the clan that I was born into
And like your family
We're unique in our dysfunction
But rich in harmony
It's an invitation. It's a gathering
Friends and relations, voices and strings
It's a celebration. It's a welcoming
A music conversation when the family sings

Each child brings something different
To the families we share
As the song of generations
Echoes through the air
You've got time to do your own thing
Time to make your choice
But tonight we're here together
And we want to hear your voice
It's an invitation. It's a gathering
Friends and relations, voices and strings
It's a celebration. It's a welcoming
A music conversation when the family sings

This song appears on Tom Chapin's Threads CD.

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