He Thinks He'll Keep Her Lyrics - Come On Come On - Mary Chapin Carpenter

(Mary Chapin Carpenter/Don Schlitz) 

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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 car-pool, 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 

Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design 

Spit and polish till it shines. He thinks he'll keep her 

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

God forbid you 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 their door 

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

Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design 

Spit and polish till it shines. He thinks he'll keep her 

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

God forbid you change your mind. He thinks he'll keep her 

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

Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage 

Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design 

Spit and polish till it shines. He thinks he'll keep her 

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

At least until you change your mind. He thinks he'll keep her 

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