Routine Maintenance

verse 1 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 verse 2 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 trying to be someone you can count on for a change verse 3 Out in the garage, to the tune of the evening news Mom needs her oil changed, it's six 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 letting it drain Trying to find the right filter to replace And I'm doing the wash and touching up paint I'm tryna be someone you can count on for a change verse 4 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've found out where the light is Verse 5 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 And I'm fixing the gate I'm going to be someone you can count on for a change