Say Grace

She was almost out of high school
 When she left home
 Got a job in an office
 She answered the phone
 Her boss was a creep
 He wouldn't leave her alone
 She had to go
 Middle of that mess
 She met a fine young man
 They rolled into houston
 In a chevrolet van
 Louisiana tags
 A beautiful band of gold
 They carried each other
 So long
 But they drifted apart
 Never really went wrong
 Just married too young
 Both moved along
 C'est la vie
 She starts every day
 Just fine
 Then she hears that voice
 Same place same time
 Her mother is in the mirror
 With the same old lines to say
 She says
 You know better baby
 Say grace
 Don't even try
 You can't take your brother's place
 Don't even try
 Don't give me that face any more
 So where does the time go
 Now there's gray in her hair
 She sits at her dressing table
 In a wrought iron chair
 Wears a terrycloth robe
 With a tear
 When she is alone
 The tv says war in the holy land
 She looks at the wrinkles on the
 Back of her hand
 Rubs her finger where she wore a wedding band
 She looks away
 Precious savior
 She remembers a hymn
 It is a hymn
 She never liked
 She goes to the gym
 Goes to work
 Dinner with a friend
 Falls asleep
 With the tv on