Late at night when Mommy and Daddy have gone outMe and my brother get to scream and jump and shout'Cause the house is dark and quiet and we're left all aloneWith another teen-age baby-sitter talking on the phoneWe tip-toe on our tip-toes and we listen to her laughWhile the water is running, so she thinks we're in the bathShe tells her friend she's hungry, so we know just how to tease her;We go and get the kitty cat and hide it in the freezerCindy opens up the door, you should have seen her leapThen we tell her, "That's the place where the kitty always sleeps."She starts yelling and sends us both to bedBut Tim and me don't listen to a single thing she's saidConvinced that Tim and I are finally lying sound asleepShe settles on the sofa and turns on the TVSo Tim sneaks to the basement to disconnect the fuseWhile I'm up in the attic, thumping in my father's shoesWhile Cindy checks the TV set, examining the plugI crawl across the living room, underneath the rugWe stand up on the sofa with carrots up our nosesPretending we are monsters--not wearing any clothes-esCindy says she won't come back, just like Mike and SueMelody and Barbara, John and Linda, tooMom and Dad can't leave us now, although they feel they mustBut we can't understand why no one wants to stay with us
