Routine Maintenance – Aaron West And The Roaring Twenties
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All of us here Under the same roof again I’m sitting in your favorite chair Playing with the fraying threads I’m sleeping in Catherine’s room In a twin sized bed She shares mine with Colin ’cause It’s got more space for him And Pop, she ain’t in no shape To take care of anything
So I’ll bring him to school And tell him that it’s okay I try to look half-put-together So the teachers know he’s safe And I’m raking the leaves I’m unclogging the drain I’m tryna be someone You can count on for a change
Out in the garage To the tune of the evening news Mom needs her oil changed It’s 6 months overdue And I spent those freezing nights Shaking out here with you Holding the flashlight still Guess I learned a thing or two And Colin seems interested So I act like I’m good at this
So I pull out the plug And let it drain Trying to find The right filter to replace And I’m doing the wash Touching up the paint I’m tryna be someone You can count on for a change
In the years since we spread your ashes Sammy got traded to L.A. and then to Kansas In the years since everything happened I’ve been out looking for where the light went I think I found out where the light is
So I’m packing his lunch Then I’m going to bed I don’t want to see How dark the night gets And I’m shoveling snow I’m fixing the gate I’m going to be someone You can count on for a change