I had to keep up my appearance At work I had no disagreements Punctual, polite, and efficient But in my house, I shed my skin In my house, I do what I want In my house, I shed my skin In my house, I do what I want You have to respect my achievements They were hard to get, and slow to find I'm neat and scrubbed, and I know what's mine But in my house, it's my role In my house, I keep control In my house, it's my role In my house, I keep control I have a family like a microcosm I'm the head of state Our mother, she's the parliament The kids are populace I try to be benevolent But rule with an iron hand My strict instructions contradict Obey but do not understand I live within the rigid lines I never work to flexitime Democracy is anodyne But in my house, it's my role In my house, I keep control In my house, I shed my skin In my house, I do what I want In my house, it's my role In my house, I keep control In my house, I shed my skin In my house, I do what the fuck I want