Nick Hensley © 2008 - Feed The Dog And Mow The Lawn

from Nick Hensley & the Love Songs for Angry Men Self Titled by Nick Hensley & the Love Songs for Angry Men

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lyrics

he shook my hand with brutal honesty

and he stared me down and with his blood shot eyes

he promised me …he’d be back

but when a year turned into three

now i feed the dog and mow the lawn

twelve years… i pass some guy on some street

he stares me down like i’m his son

does he want to meet me

but that ain’t my old man

not with sneakers on his feet

now i feed the dog and mow the lawn

‘cause my dad feed the dog and mowed the lawn

chorus:

and then i…

rewind… now it’s 1984

and it’s 400 miles from detroit to the front door

of our new house in the suburbs

with new problems to ignore

still i feed the dog and mow the lawn

and i sure as hell

don’t miss my dad’s advice

like “son, don’t you ever let your whisky melt your ice”

well yes sir, that’s quite a metaphor for life

like feed the dog and mow the lawn

since all you did was feed the dog and mow the lawn

chorus:

and then i…

my wife signed for a package

it must have been the end of june

a few years late “congratulations to the bride and groom”

with a p.s. “your father died on a monday afternoon”

he fed the dog and mowed the lawn

fast forward… i’m holding my wife’s hand

she’s waiting on her baby boy and i on daddy’s little man

and with honest eyes he stares me down as if he understands

you fed the dog and mowed the lawn

‘cause your dad fed the dog and mowed the lawn

credits

from Nick Hensley & the Love Songs for Angry Men Self Titled, track released January 1, 2008
Tom Bard ~ Accordion, Luke Kramer ~ Mandolin, Nick Salisbury ~ Upright Bass

Jordan Carlson ~ Drums, Jessica Carey ~ Vocals, Joe Carey ~ Acoustic Guitar

Nick Hensley ~ Vocals, Acoustic Guitars, Harmonica

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