He Thinks He'll Keep Her Lyrics - Singles - Carpenter Mary-chapin

She makes his coffee, she makes his bed 

She does the laundry, she keeps him fed 

When she was twenty-one she wore her mother's lace 

She said forever with a smile upon her face 

She does the carpool, she P.T.A.'s 

Doctors and dentists, she drives all day 

When she was twenty-nine she delivered number three 

And every Christmas card showed a perfect family 

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Everything runs right on time, years of practice and design 

Spit and polish 'til it shines, he thinks he'll keep her 

Everything is so benign, the safest place you'll ever find 

God forbid you'd change your mind, he thinks he'll keep her 

She packs his suitcase, she sits and waits 

With no expression upon her face 

When she was thirty-six she met him at the door 

She said I'm sorry, I don't love you anymore 

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For 15 years she had a job and not one raise in pay 

Now she's in the typing pool at minimum wage 

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(At least until you change your mind)