Karaoké Lines in the Carpet Ashley McBryde

He don't hear her say

God damn it when she's cloroxin' the granite

She's just like ceramic

'Bout to break

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

Feels like that's all she's made for nowadays

She won't tell him and he ain't askin'

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

No he can't

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 nothin' else

She won't tell him and he ain't askin'

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

She keeps pushin' that Dyson everyday all over again

And he'll come home from work tonight and walk all over them

He ain't changin'

She ain't leavin' because he doesn't hit her and the kids are sleepin'

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

No he can't