Collins Phil The Roof Is Leaking Lyrics

The Roof Is Leaking Lyrics

The roof is leaking and the wind is howling

  Kids are crying 'cos the sheets are so cold

  I woke this morning found my hands were frozen

  I've tried to fix the fire, but you know the damn thing's too old

  

  It's been months now, since we heard from our Mary,

  I wonder if she ever made the coast

  She and her young man, they both moved out there

  But I sure hope they write, just to let us know

  

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  And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute

  My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait

  'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one

  But Spring'll soon be here,

  Oh God I hope it's not late

  

  Ma and Pa lived here, and theirs before them

  

  Tried their hardest to make it a home

  Seems so long now since they passed over

  Hope my children'll try to make it their own

  

  The roof is leaking and the wind is howling

  Kinds are crying, 'cos the sheets are so cold

  I woke this morning found my hands were frozen

  I've tried to 

 

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  And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute

  My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait

  'Cos this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one

  But Spring'll soon be here,

  Oh God I hope it's not late