I thought I'd like to lead
The bachelor life for a while
Live alone and have some fun
So I told her to take the kids
And go back to her mama
That's how I wanted it to be
And I felt satisfied it was done
I wake up every morning
Make myself a cup of Jay
Down to the factory
That's where I spend my day
Five o'clock the whistle blows
And that leaves the evening free
That's how I wanted it to be
Well it didn't take me long
To find out just how much I needed her
So I wrote and told her to take the kids
And come on back home
Cause I was ready to settle down now
Well you see I just got her letter today
And it seems she's found someone else
Someone she can depend on
That's how I wanted it to be
And she ain't coming home no more
I wake up every morning
Make myself a cup of Jay
Down to the factory
That's where I spend my day
Five o'clock the whistle blows
And that leaves the evening free
And that's how I wanted it to be
That's how I wanted it to be