I’m a good houseguest to invite into your heart

I’ll admire all of your renovations

I’ll compliment your new decorations

I won’t start fights with the topics I bridge

And I’ll ask you before I raid your fridge.

Because I’m well aware of how to play my part

You won’t need confess your guest room’s a mess

As I will just spare you the awkwardness

Long before you need beg for a reprieve

I’ll take a hint and I will take my leave.

I’ve brought a hostess gift you’ll surely find of worth

As present, to show you how much I care,

I’ve sworn I’ll ask for less than you can spare

To soothe your stress that you give poor welcome

I promise that I won’t prove wearisome.

Some rooms are marked off limits – I’ll give those due berth

I will carry the burden of your “no”

I won’t stray where you’ve asked me not to go

It’s not that I won’t make myself at home

But, from self-restraint, I’ll watch where I roam.