Big Old Country Kitchen

Lyrics:

© WanHu
My wife and I see eye to eye on most things, but I cannot lie
It’s easier to nod than disagree
On matters of small consequence
It’s all down to experience
And lets me live wild, dangerous and free
It’s come time for us to invest in building works
Now I’m a chef. Kitchens ain’t the same to her and me.

She wants a kitchen, clean and bright: keep the clutter out of sight
I want an expression of my soul.
The salesman gave a choice of three
We could choose modernity
But I told him that I ain’t no modern man
The Shaker style was his next plan
I said “I ain’t no Puritan”
His last suggestion made me smile
“You can have the Country style!”

Some pictures from the Nudie suits
Coyotes, cacti, cowboy boots,
Lassos etched in rhinestone on the walls
The George Jones bar is looking swell
The Dolly Parton carousel
Hank Williams tiles in monochrome
My imagination’s itchin’
It’s going to be so bitchin
A big old Country kitchen in our home

I’ll take one cupboard, paint it black
Inside, outside, front and back
To remind me of the poor and the beaten down
Another thing I’m going to do
I’m going to name that cupboard “Sue”
Open it, it shouts at you
My name is Sue. How do you do?”
The fine spray of spit is an optional extra

Another cupboard, sand it down,
Strip the paint off to the brown
Rub it till a great big hole appears
Fill it with my blood and sweat
Hopes and fears and deep regrets
Bang on it for fifty years
Keep my finest herbs in there
Love it until death is near
Big old country kitchen in my home