Alli Walker - Kitchen Floor Lyrics

It's faded by the back door full of scratches and a couple dents
The way it creeks, there weren't no sneakin' out or sneakin' in
And I learned that the hard way, coming home from my first date
Dad was waiting at the counter worried sick 'cause I was late

Grandma dropped that old cast iron teaching me to cook
And you can see the burn mark there if you know where to look
There's a scuff right by the wall from fighting over some dumb guy
Mama left it there to prove the point, she's always right

These hardwoods have seen hard times
Long talks and late nights
Dance parties and spilled wine ain't nothin' to cry over
Potlucks and birthdays, goodbyes and heartbreaks
Where mama wiped my tears away and I always had a shoulder
Muddy boots by the back door that granddad don't wear no more
Been a whole lotta life lived on this kitchen floor

Been a long time since we wore the shine right off that solid maple
But I wouldn't trade a memory made saying grace around that table
There's years of smiles and stories safe and sound in that wood grain
And if I had a million dollars, hell, I'd keep em just the same

These hardwoods have seen hard times
Long talks and late nights
Dance parties and spilled wine ain't nothin' to cry over
Potlucks and birthdays, goodbyes and heartbreaks
Where mama wiped my tears away and I always had a shoulder
Muddy boots by the back door that granddad don't wear no more
Been a whole lotta life lived on this kitchen floor

Ooh

Man, I missed them since I moved away
Can't wait to build some memories board by board like that someday

These hardwoods have seen hard times
Long talks and late nights
Dance parties and spilled wine ain't nothin' to cry over
Potlucks and birthdays, goodbyes and heartbreaks
Where mama wiped my tears away and I always had a shoulder
Muddy boots by the back door that granddad don't wear no more
Been a whole lotta life lived on this kitchen floor
This kitchen floor, mm