Your sisters so cool she goes to university Your brothers got it sussed he takes biology Your dads not a criminal he's part of the economy Your mums not invisible she's knows about philosophy And it's so sad The way they have to be like that to me And it's so sad The way you had to leave the family You like to have a row it's part of your vocabulary You talk about love like you're gonna win the lottery You've got it all planned like daylight robbery Your friends just say he's such a cheeky monkey And it's so sad The way they have to be like that to me And it's so sad The way you had to leave the family How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend You talk about the stars like a hippy on celery I'll do the washing up and you can play monopoly It's such an opportunity for you to start photography I ain't going there it's out of my geography And it's so sad The way they have to be like that to me And it's so sad The way you had to leave the family How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend You go on about that bloke like you wanna marry him He's always getting drunk and I have to carry him But what's a name she has to take the blame I only want a laugh but here we go again And it's so sad The way they have to be like that to me And it's so sad The way you had to leave the family How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend How long have you been my girlfriend, girlfriend