Routine Maintenance Songtext
von Aaron West and The Roaring Twenties

All of us here under the same roof again
I′m sitting in your favorite chair
Playing with the fraying threads
I'm sleeping in Catherine′s room
In a twin sized bed
She shares mine with Colin
'Cause it's got more space for him
And Pop, she′s ain′t in no shape, to take care of anything

So I'll bring him to school, and tell him that it′s okay
I try to look half put together
So the teachers know he's safe
I′m raking the leaves, I'm unclogging the drain
I′m trying to be someone you can count on for a change


Out in the garage
To the tune of the evening news
Mom needs her oil changed
It's six months overdue
And I spent those freezing nights
Shaking out here with you
Holding the flashlight still
Guess I learned a thing or two
And Colin seems interested
So I act like I'm good at this
So I pull out the plug
Letting it drain
Trying to find a filter to replace
And I′m doing the wash and touching up paint
I′m trying to be someone you can count on for a change

In the years since we spread your ashes
Sammy got traded to L.A. and then to Kansas
In the years since everything happened
I've been out looking for where the light went
I think I′ve found out where the light is

So I'm packing his lunch
Then I′m going to bed
I don't want to see how dark the night gets
And I′m shoveling snow
I'm fixing the gate
I'm going to be someone you can count on for a change