There's a black cloud over this house That's been around for three years now There's a thunderstorm inside and it won't go away No, it won't go away That's why they call it a union That's why they call it a union So both of you please forgive me tonight That's why they call it a union So please forgive me tonight I remember him turning around He said, "Son, I'll be leaving now" I can't be the person That you want me to be And then she said, "So things are finally ending now Yeah, I knew you'd be walking out You can't be the person That you want me to be, want me to be Three years of all the arguments, three years of all this silence Has been enough to last me a lifetime Three years of all the arguments Three years of all this pain That's why they call it a union That's why they call it a union So both of you please forgive me tonight That's why they call it a union So please forgive me tonight I can't look at the pictures anymore Because I know how it's run its course And I know how the story ends I know it ends There's a black cloud over this house That's been around for three years now There's a thunderstorm inside And another fight tonight There's a black cloud over this house That's been around for three years now There's a thunderstorm tonight And it won't go away, no, it won't go away That's why they call it a union That's why they call it a union So both of you please forgive me tonight That's why they call it a union So please forgive me tonight So please forgive me tonight So please forgive me goodnight