It's a shame you did the wash
I coulda washed the clothes for you
So cyclical and blue, so innocent
Just you and me in the laundromat
Watching the cosmic swirl
Watching the chaos at the end of the world
It's a shame you mowed the lawn
I coulda cut the grass for you
So easy and so new, so temporary
Just you and me and suburban dreams
Watching the hands of time
Watching the steel spin for a million miles
Well it's a drag to take your eyes off the road
And it's a trip to dress yourself in someone else's clothes
It's fractured lines that make sense of all the holes
It's a shame you swept the floor
I coulda done your dirty work
Eased the pain of your routine, so necessary
Just you and me on hands and knees
With a yellow sponge and a fine tooth comb
Washing out the tracks we've roamed
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