Family Affair - Philip Bailey

Your baby’s born

He looks like you

Ain’t that a miracle, my friend

Today you know

All things were possible again, whoa…

And it’s so good

Workin' the way it should

'Cause you can’t

You can’t break that family love affair

And they’re so real

All of the things you feel

Oh, you can’t

You can’t shake that family love affair

No, you can’t

You’re hand in hand

You won’t let go

'Cause you’ve got someone on your side, mm-hmm

And we all know

That life is good when love is right

And what love has joined together

May it never fall apart

Just be there for each other

Care for each other with all your heart

In this world of instant coffee

People want that instant love

But isn’t love what you make it

Reciprocated

Nothin' less

You’ll be blessed

It’s so good

Workin' the way it should

'Cause you can’t

You can’t break that family love affair

And it’s so real

All of the things you feel

Oh, you can’t

You can’t shake that family love affair, whoo!

If things get rough

Try it again, try it again

Keep looking up, try it again

No, don’t stop now

Try it again, try it again

You’ll work it out, try it again

And what love has joined together

May it never fall apart

Just be there for each other

Care for each other with all your heart

In this world of instant coffee

People want that instant love

But isn’t love what you make it

Reciprocated

Nothin' less

You’ll be blessed

It’s so good

Workin' the way it should

Oh, you can’t

You can’t shake that family love affair

And they’re so real

All of the things you feel

Oh, you can’t

Oh, you can’t shake that family love affair

Brother to brother

(You can’t break that family love affair)

Sister to sister

(You can’t shake that family affair)

Father to mother

(You can’t break that)

(You can’t shake that family affair)

It’s a family thing

It’s a family thing

Why is it the ones that are so close

Seem to be the ones you hurt the most

I guess 'cause it’s a family thing

And even if your heart feels the pain

It doesn’t mean that love can stand the strain

It’s a family thing, yeah