Marcedes Carroll - Old Man Lyrics

Splinters in the cherry wood
He did you bad and he did it good
Crooked lamp beside the bed
Shook you up inside your head
Eight dishes now are five
Count the things he won't abide
Tick tock and don't you breathe
Fix your dress
One day you'll leave

Oh, sweep the floor and sweep it well
There's a crack in the dinner bell

A kind heart is one kind of curse
You took it bad, you took it worse
Broken glass ground into the floor
Make dinner right or you'll get one more
Count the things you won't abide
One of you gets out alive
Worn out wire, old man's brake line
Darlin' you sure know how
To bide your time

Sweep the floor and sweep it well
There's a crack in the dinner bell

Put the kettle on, dear
It's singing your song
Knick-knack he won't come back
Give that old dog a bone
This old man ain't rolling home

You wear black on a blue day
Watch them roll that man into the ground
You count and count every shovel it takes
Watch the dirt fall down down down

Sweep the floor and sweep it well
There's a crack in the dinner bell

Put the kettle on, dear
It's singing your song
Knick-knack he won't come back
Give that damn dog a bone
This old man ain't rolling home
He ain't rolling home
He ain't rolling home
Fix your dress
He ain't rolling home