Carpenter Mary-chapin He Thinks He`ll Keep Her Lyrics

He Thinks He`ll Keep Her Lyrics

She makes his coffee, she makes his bed

    She does the laundry, she keeps him fed

    When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace

    She said forever with a smile upon her face

 

    She does the carpool, she PTAs

    Doctors and dentists, she drives all day

    When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three

    And every Christmas card showed a perfect family

 

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    Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design

    Spit and polish 'til it shines, he thinks he'll keep her

    Everything is so benign, the safest place you'll ever find

    God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her

 

    She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits

    With no expression upon her face

    When she was thirty-six she met him at the door

    She said I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore

 

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    For 15 years she had a job and not one raise in pay

    Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage

 

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    (At least until you change your mind)