Routine Maintenance

All of us here under the same roof again
 I'm sitting in your favorite chair
 Playing with the fraying threads
 I'm sleeping in Catherine's room
 In a twin sized bed
 She shares mine with Colin
 'Cause it's got more space for him
 And Pop, she's ain't in no shape, to take care of anything
 So I'll bring him to school, and tell him that it's okay
 I try to look half put together
 So the teachers know he's safe
 I'm raking the leaves, I'm unclogging the drain
 I'm trying to be someone you can count on for a change
 Out in the garage
 To the tune of the evening news
 Mom needs her oil changed
 It's six months overdue
 And I spent those freezing nights
 Shaking out here with you
 Holding the flashlight still
 Guess I learned a thing or two
 And Colin seems interested
 So I act like I'm good at this
 So I pull out the plug
 Letting it drain
 Trying to find a filter to replace
 And I'm doing the wash and touching up paint
 I'm trying to be someone you can count on for a change
 In the years since we spread your ashes
 Sammy got traded to L.A. and then to Kansas
 In the years since everything happened
 I've been out looking for where the light went
 I think I've found out where the light is
 So I'm packing his lunch
 Then I'm going to bed
 I don't want to see how dark the night gets
 And I'm shoveling snow
 I'm fixing the gate
 I'm going to be someone you can count on for a change