Swamp Cooler (Demo) Lyrics

Fast asleep

There's a bump in the night

The old tar roof is now lettin' in the moonlight

The damn cooler fell right of the side

In a terminal slide

Swamp cooler in the night

Money's tight

And repairs ain't free

And though you're well into your seventies

You take a job deliverin' groceries

Heaven help your knees

Swamp cooler treachery

The stroke slowed you down but you're walking again now

Struggling with the sodas and the puppy chow

Other people's burdens now yours somehow

But you get by

The money's crap, thank God for the tips

Fix the roof and call it quits

So many better things to do than this

With your time

And now your face

Is all over the feeds

Donations rollin' in like tumbleweeds

And though you thank them for their generosity

You say give it to those in greater need

Swamp cooler dignity

The hole in the roof's just a memory

Everything's back where it's supposed to be

The only time you pick up groceries

They're your own