Handyman Blues Lyrics - Tooth & Nail - Billy Bragg

I'm never gonna be the handyman around the house my father was 

So don't be asking me to hang a curtain rail for you, because 

Screwdriver business just gets me confused 

It takes me half an hour to change a fuse 

And when I flicked the switch the lights all blew 

I'm not your handyman 

Don't be expecting me to put up shelves or build a garden shed 

But I can write a song that tells the world how much I love you instead 

I'm not any good at pottery so let's lose the 't' and just shift back the 'e' 

And I'll find a way to make my poetry build a roof over our heads 

I know it looks like I'm just reading the paper 

But these ideas I'll turn to gold dust later 

Cause I'm a writer not a decorator