Routine Maintenance

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 trying to 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 six 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 letting it drain

Trying to find the right filter to replace

And I'm doing the wash and touching up 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've 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

And I'm fixing the gate

I'm going to be someone you can count on for a change