Janis Ian - Shady Acres lyrics

I think of who's to blame
And I bow my head in shame

So you've grown tired of your
Parents always hanging around
They spoil your children and
Having grandparents is out
Yes, and they raised you well
But you wished to hell that they'd go away
So you wouldn't have to pay for their food
Forget all the years when they paid for you

Send your mother to Shady Acres
Send your father to Shady Acres
We'll take good care of them
You won't be 'ware of them
Send them to Shady Acres

Well, if one of them's dead
Don't worry your head
'cause we have a matchmaker
They can sit down and kvetch on the
Rest home steps while watching green acres
If you don't want to visit, well
There's no requisite
We have foster sons and daughters to help
All our boarders to stop feeling blue
Keep the checks coming and
We won't bother you

Send your mother to Shady Acres
Send your father to Shady Acres
We'll take good care of them
You won't be 'ware of them
Send them to Shady Acres

Our home's so peaceful, they'll die
While they're sleeping, yes
Right in their beds
Now there's no need for worry
We have our own mortuary
And a beautiful cemetery
Yes, we are good people
We care for the feeble
We've devoted our lives to
The husbands and wives
Who don't want their fathers
Around to be bothers
So send them! We're respectable
And tax deductible

Send your mother to Shady Acres
Send your father to Shady Acres
We'll take good care of them
Because we love them
Send them to Shady Acres

Well, the Freudian doctors they tell
Me, "Have no fear, it's not your fault
You're growing up bad 'cause your
Parents did you wrong"
And I blamed it on my parents
On the teachers in the school
'Til I remember once upon a time
They had parents too
I think of who's to blame
And I bow my head in shame