She likes to give me honey when I'm down She carries all the lines down in her palms She moves like a golden serpent all day long Moves like a golden serpent all day long She lights the candle when the day is gone If I ever was a king y'know she was the

Down at the local laundromat I'm gettin' madder everyday You been meetin' your man, baby I say, you been meetin' your man, baby I've done got wise An' daddy ain't goin' for that Early every mornin' You grab your old blouse or two Yeah, you get up early

If I had you I could show the world how to smile I could be glad all of the while I could change the grey skies to blues I could leave the old days behind Leave all my pals, I'd never mind I could start my life all a new I could climb the snow capped

Day old, day old, day old Day old, day old, day old, Day old, day old, day old, blues Toss me a breath, when you hold me down Hot like a razor on my face Something's growing that don't help me now Paging the doctor just in case Low and behold things are