I woke up this morning
Now I understand
What it means to give your life
To just one man
Afraid of feeling nothing
No bees or butterflies
My head is full of voices
And my house is full of lies

Videl woke up and reached over to only be painfully reminded that Gohan wasn’t there. He seemed to never be home anymore, always on business trips or working late, extremely late, at the office. Videl was awakened from her thoughts by the sound of Pan’s voice calling for her. She sluggishly got up and staggardly walked to her daughter’s room. As she walked through the hall she passed a family portrait; she stopped and looked at it longingly. ‘What happened?’ she thought as she stared at the picture, noticing how happy they all seemed then. Another call from Pan reminded her why she was in the hall in the first place. She walked to her door and opened it to look at the small form on the bed. Pan had obviously been crying. “Momma,” Pan said choking back another wave of tears, “Where’s Daddy?” The words pierced through Videl’s heart. “He’ll be home soon sweetheart.” Videl said, fighting back tears of her own as she held her daughter in her arms, “I know,” Videl said pasting a smile on her face, “Let’s make an extra special dinner for when Daddy gets home.” “Okay.” Replied Pan almost immediately perking up. “I’ll get everything ready!” she said jumping up and racing towards the kitchen. Videl smiled from her daughter’s happiness and followed her to the kitchen.

This is home, home
And this is home, home
This is home

I found you standing there
When I was seventeen
Now I’m thirty-two
And I can’t remember what I’d seen in you
I made a promise
Said it everyday
Now I’m reading romance novels
And dreaming of yesterday

Pan and Videl sat on the couch while waiting for dinner to cook. Pan was engrossed in a cartoon on TV while Videl sat staring at the many photos on the mantel above the television. Those pictures held some wonderful memories. ‘What happened?’ she thought again. She had no idea; all she knew was that she wanted a happy family again.

This is home, home
And this is home, home
This is home

I’d like to see the Rivera
And slowdance underneath the stars
I’d like to watch the sun come up
In a strangers arms

Thoughts swirled around her head of what she had thought this marriage was going to be like. She thought she would have the perfect family, the perfect home, the perfect life. Well, everyone knows nothing can be perfect, but that’s how it had started out. She had actually thought of having an affair, what a horrible thought! She quickly pushed that from her mind, that would make things no better than they were now. I mean, she still loved Gohan, she loved him very much, it’s just that sometimes that love was hidden underneath a thick veil of uncertainty.

This is home, home
And this home, home
This is home

Just then a slight knock was heard at the door, startling Videl from her depressing thoughts. “Daddy!” Pan shouted as she ran towards her father who held out arms to hold her, which she immediately jumped into. Gohan smiled at Pan, then smiled wearily at Videl. “Hey honey.” He said with that Son charm Videl had come to love. “Hi.” She said with a hint of a smile on her face. “We made you a special dinner Daddy!” Pan said happily, “Come and see!” She then ran off to the kitchen. Gohan then Videl followed.

I’m going crazy
A little everyday
And everything I wanted
Is now driving me away
I woke this morning
To the sound of breaking hearts
Mine is full of questions
And it’s tearing yours apart

Videl looked at her family around the table and thought ‘Things will get better… with time.’