[Intro] Attention… Carmen runs this house. [Verse 1] I wear the crown in the pictures, baby, let's be real, but Carmen got the list and Carmen got the wheel. I'm the Goose with the plans, big dreams, big mouth — one look from my Queen and the plan goes south. [Pre-Chorus] She knows where everything is, don't even ask me, keys, papers, birthdays — she got the memory. I'm just living in her kingdom, paying my dues, wearing Golden Goose gold but following her rules. [Chorus] Carmen runs this house, yeah, Carmen runs this house, I'm the Ringmaster outside, but I'm quiet as a mouse. She says jump, I ask how high, no doubt — make no mistake, baby, Carmen runs this house. [Verse 2] Tupperware missing? Don't look at me, Carmen counts the lids like it's treasury. Thermostat war every single night, she wins every round — and you know she's right. [Bridge] She's the boss, the chef, the heart, the glue, the whole circus stops when she walks through. Goose runs the show? Man, that's a lie — Carmen runs it all, I just comply. [Final Chorus] Carmen runs this house, yeah, Carmen runs this house, I'm the Ringmaster outside, but I'm quiet as a mouse. She says jump, I ask how high, no doubt — make no mistake, baby, Carmen runs this house. [Outro] Carmen runs this house… And I wouldn't change a thing. [Outro – Spoken Female (Carmen)] Kids… if you hear circus music playing, that means the Ringmaster is busy… making another song about you. Stay in your rooms.
