Song Description

Sad, Pathetic, Humorous squalor

Lyrics

a mouse in the corner

There's a mouse in the corner of my living room
A few spiders on the wrong side of the glass
I've been meaning to clean up for a while now
and get some more cheese for the traps

well the spiders are helpful cause they get the flies
and the mice well they don't mind the mess
I can't seem to get them to care what I think
but other than that they're okay I guess

So my keys have been missing for 3 weeks now
and I know they're not in the cushions
cause that's where I spend most of my time
diggin' in that couch like I'm on a mission

I swear I'll keep lookin' for this and for that
I just ain't got much else to do
If I ain't lookin' I can't find a job
But if I'm lookin' too hard, I'll never find you

The rats in the basement they keep to themselves
I hear them and try to guess what they say
I'm sure... it's probably hangry
Like "Just drop the food and keep out of my way"

So I lay here and wonder when you're coming home
to help me with the dishes and the laundry
then I try to remember where I hid the remote
and exactly what you said about boundaries

n' I swear I'll keep lookin' for this and for that
I just ain't got much else to do
cause if I ain't lookin' I can't find a job
But if I'm lookin' too hard, I'll never find you
No I'll never... find you

I'm sure there's a moral wrapped 'round this sad story
No doubt I'll step in it one day
as I'm winding my way to the front door
Still lookin' for keys and getting in my own way
(BGVs) my own way
I'm getting in my own way...

If I'm lookin' too hard, I'll never find you
Or the mouse... in my livin' room...

Lyrics by steven arkley
© suddenturn productions 2020

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Production - Mid Tempo	#7
Country - Rock	#3
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