She Smoked In The House

Album: Brandy Clark (2023)
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  • She smoked in the house
    Burnt holes in the couch
    Lipstick circled butts in the ashtray
    She saved in Folgers cans
    Swore credit was a scam
    Bought everything at Sears on layaway

    She was Ford over a Chevy
    Pepsi over Coke
    Country or western, Owens or Jones
    That kitchen radio was playin' loud

    She smoked in the house
    Wouldn't throw nothin' out
    She'd cut the mold off cantaloupe and cheese
    The Farmer's Almanac
    Told her when to plant
    Petunias, potatoes and peas

    She was never take a handout
    Always stand up for the flag
    Country and western, Loretta and Hag
    That kitchen radio was singin' loud

    And I hate cigarettes
    But I miss all that smoke
    That my grandma blew
    Back when I grew up
    With her and that radio

    She smoked in the house
    She'd laugh and crush one out
    Light another and put coffee in her cream
    And it's 1984 and I'm asking for one more
    Story when I see her in my dreams Writer/s: Brandy Clark
    Publisher: Universal Music Publishing Group
    Lyrics licensed and provided by LyricFind

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