Routine Maintenance - Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties

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