Lyrics

Everything Must Go

1 My life is laid out on the front lawn
the afternoon is moving slow There's a sign taped to the front porch
it says "everything must go"

2 The summer wind blows through your dresses all your pretty things on show
It lifts the photos on the table
and says "everything must go"

OR Female version:
The summer wind blows last year's dresses
all my pretty things on show
It lifts the photos on the table
It says "everything must go"

ch And darlin' everything
is always what you promised me, but now you're leaving me with anything but So darlin' I know, everything must go
absolutely everything must go

3 A pile of hand-me-downs and bike wheels Betty Boop and GI Joe (or "Princess Leia and GI Joe")
are through with playing happy families now everything must go

ch And darlin' everything
is always what you promised me
but now you're leaving me with anything but So darlin' I know, everything must go
absolutely everything must go

bridge All knocked down - next to nothing All knocked down - can't get any lower
Just one life - a little pre-loved
Just one day - for clearing out
clearing out a home

4 At least the weather's lookin' up now And those clouds ain't quite so low
At least we've seen the last of winter I guess everything must go

ch But darlin' everything
is only what you promised me
and now you're leaving me with anything but So darlin' I know, everything must go
absolutely everything must go

© 2004 Peter Kenyon (Control) APRA / Richard A. Lewis (Control)