[Verse 1]
I wake up on the floor
My neck is all wacked out
Two kids are in my place

The boy begins to wail
He hasn't yet been fed
The girl is running late

[Pre-Chorus]
It's easy to take this moment for granted
Feel irritated and disenchanted
Let's take a second for sober reflection
One of these days this is all gonna have to end

[Chorus]
We'll have an empty nest
Our kids will have flown
Then we'll have all of the time to rest
And miss what is gone

[Post-Chorus]
Sitting in the room in the evening
Talk about the past that one has
Cherish every day we have
We'll have an empty nest
[Verse 2]
There are joyful moments too
Holidays with the folks
And hunting Easter eggs

The simple Sunday mornings
When we all just lie in bed
And read Calvin and Hobbes

[Pre-Chorus]
It's easy to take our happiness for granted
Sometimes it seems that we always will have it
But let's take a second for sober reflection
One of these days this is all gonna have to end

[Chorus]
We'll have an empty nest
Our kids will have flown
Then we'll have all of the time to rest
And miss what is gone

[Post-Chorus]
Sitting in the room in the evening
Talk about the past that one has
Cherish every day we have
And we'll have an empty nest
[Bridge]
Sometimes it's hard to know what to do
We want to do what is best for them
But even if we do everything right
No especially if we do everything right
One of these days

[Chorus]
We'll have an empty nest
Our kids will be gone
Then we'll have all of the time to rest
And miss what is gone

[Post-Chorus]
Sitting in the room in the evening
Talk about the past that one has
Cherish every day that we have
We'll have an empty nest
We'll have an empty nest
We'll have an empty nest