Story Behind The Song

How can you tell if a man owns a home? He's always just coming out of the hardware store.

Lyrics

THE HOMEOWNER BLUES

I?ve got the homeowner blues and I?m feeling depressed
?Cause I need a new roof and the plumbing?s a mess.
The paint is all peeling and the gutters are down,
So don?t ask how I?m feeling when I?m wearing this frown.

I?ve got the homeowners blues ? now the mower won?t start.
Ants invaded the kitchen and it?s breaking my heart
That the floors are all squeaking; we have termites as guests,
And the mice in the attic won?t give us no rest.

I?ve got the homeowner blues and the grass is so high
The weeds hijacked the garden; the trees I planted all died.
The telephone stopped working like it did yesterday,
But it don?t really matter, I just cry anyway.

I?ve got the homeowner blues and the electric is off,
And without electricity, the furnace won?t cough.
This isn?t the first time and it?s now something new,
I?m froze in the bathtub and I?m turning blue.

I?ve got the homeowner blues and I?m feeling depressed.
The house is looking so bad, the birds are moving their nests.
Yeah, the paint is all peeling, the payment?s long overdue,
So don?t ask how I?m feeling, when I?m feeling this blue.
Yeah, don?t ask how I?m feeling, when I?m singing these blues.

Copyright 2001 by Paul Reece (ASCAP)