Nothing in Return



You watch the kids everday;
but you get nothing in return.
You get to watch them grow and play;
but you get nothing in return.
You hang out with your friends everyday;
but you get nothing in return.
You get to stay at home and play;
but you get nothing in return.
I work very hard everyday;
but you get nothing in return.
I have to go to work each day;
but you get nothing in return
I pay the bills everyday;
but you get nothing in return.
I clean the house with no play;
but you get nothing in return.
These kids are yours you shouldn't complain
that you get nothing in return.
When everything you need you get
and I ask for nothing in return.
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Submitted on February 08, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme aBcBaBcBaBaBaBcBdbab
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 625
Words 127
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 20

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