COMMON EVERYDAY

Fall out of bed to find my clothes on the floor from the night before
Dig through a mountain of laundry to find a shirt I can wear once more
Trip in the dark because I forgot to put in a new light
There’s no toothpaste left, just can’t get it to roll up any tighter

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Oh, save me from these boring details
Dirty dishes, missing socks and letters to be mailed
If I only go around once it’s a shame
To live life in this common everyday

The faucet is dripping, the door is sticking and so are the windows
The milk is sour, the bread is stale and I’m our of Cheerios
I could get out the ladder, get out the tools, go to the grocery store
Or pretend this mess does not exist and sail right out the door

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Oh, if life was only more like that fabled bowl of cherries
I wouldn’t waste my time with all those chores so dreary
I’d have a gourmet chef, a maintenance crew and a private secretary

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c 1996, Barbara Martin
540-886-2966
barbara@barbaramartinmusic.com