Loaded Gun In The Closet - Drive-By Truckers

He kept a loaded gun in the closet

And another one in the dresser drawer

Just in case the one in the closet

Didn’t make a big enough hole

She had his breakfast ready every morning

And his lunch in a box sitting out by the kitchen door

She’d make sure he had everything he needed

And hug his neck and tell him how much she loved him

And it was beautiful

You should have seen it

Then she’d make herself a pot of coffee

Just the way she liked it

And sit down and enjoy the quiet of the house all alone

About two o’clock or so every afternoon

The quiet would start getting to her and she’d watch

The clock until he came back home

And she understood just what he needed

When he came home every evening

Was a couple of beers and a couple of minutes

To cuss about his day

So she’d fix him a nice hot supper

While he ranted and raved about one thing or the other

And she never once told him what he was going on about

Didn’t add up to a thing

And she never touched that gun in the closet

It was his, and it was there just because he wanted it to be

She didn’t get out much, so she never knew what it was

That made him so afraid

Most women today would say she was a disgrace

Most men would say she wasn’t much to look at

And they’d all say she’d be a lot better off

If she cared a little more about what they all think

She could have a life of her own if she had a little pride

Some silicone implants, and another man on the side

But she’s got a loaded gun in the closet

And it’s there anytime she wants it

And her one and only man knows it and

That’s why he put it there in the first place