Lines In The Carpet

[Verse 1]

He don't hear her say goddammit when she's Cloroxing the granite

But she's just like ceramic 'bout to break

He don't see her tears on that floor when she's dusting off the baseboards

It feels like that's all she's made for nowadays

[Chorus]

And she won't tell him, and he ain't asking

Throw another towel in the laundry basket

She ain't happy, but what she needs she can't buy at the supermarket

She's a mess, but the house is clean as the cover of Bettеr Homes and Gardens

And he can't rеad between the lines in the carpet

[Post-Chorus]

No, he can't

[Verse 2]

He splits his time between the golf course and gin and tonics on the back porch

He don't talk to her much no more, he only yells

The kids and pot roast keep her busy because when you're born that pretty

You get to be Miss Mississippi and nothing else

[Chorus]

And she won't tell him, and he ain't asking

Throw another towel in the laundry basket

She ain't happy, but what she needs she can't buy at the supermarket

She's a mess, but the house is clean as the cover of Better Homes and Gardens

And he can't read between the lines in the carpet

[Bridge]

She keeps pushing that Dyson every day

All over again

And he'll come home from work tonight

And walk all over them

[Chorus]

He ain't changing, she ain't leaving

Because he doesn't hit her and the kids are sleeping

And she ain't happy, but what she needs she can't buy at the supermarket

She's a mess, but the house is clean as the cover of Better Homes and Gardens

And he can't read between the lines in the carpet

[Post-Chorus]

No, he can't