 " Stay Together for the Kids " is set in the time signature of common time , with a tempo of 72 beats per minute . It is composed in the key of D major with vocals spanning the tonal nodes of A3 to B5 . Hoppus and DeLonge split vocals on the song , with the former handling verses and the latter singing the choruses . In the verses , the lyrics detail a marriage gone awry : " Rather than fix the problems / They never solve them / It makes no sense at all . " The song fades out with DeLonge singing " It ’ s not right . " 
