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This Old Routine Lyrics
So you come on home, walk through the door
she's in the kitchen searching through the drawers
so you stop and watch her and ask what she's looking for
she says she's not sure
Then it gets late and you've turned off the lights
her body's so close to you in the night
but you dare not touch her and you don't want to fight
so you just say goodnight
This old routine will drive you mad
it's just a mumble never spoken out loud
and sometimes you don't even know why you loved her
well, you look at her now and you see why
And your youngest is out fighting a war
but he won't say what he's fighting for
if he's gone because of or for you
or which you'd rather be true
This old routine will drive you mad
it's just a mumble never spoken out loud
and sometimes you can't even recall the sound of his laughter
oh, well did you ever really know the sound?
This old routine will drive you mad
it's just a mumble never spoken out loud
and sometimes you don't even know how you're still standing
well, she looks at you now and you see how
well, you look at them now and know how
she's in the kitchen searching through the drawers
so you stop and watch her and ask what she's looking for
she says she's not sure
her body's so close to you in the night
but you dare not touch her and you don't want to fight
so you just say goodnight
it's just a mumble never spoken out loud
and sometimes you don't even know why you loved her
well, you look at her now and you see why
but he won't say what he's fighting for
if he's gone because of or for you
or which you'd rather be true
it's just a mumble never spoken out loud
and sometimes you can't even recall the sound of his laughter
oh, well did you ever really know the sound?
it's just a mumble never spoken out loud
and sometimes you don't even know how you're still standing
well, she looks at you now and you see how
well, you look at them now and know how
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So you come on home, walk through the door she's in the kitchen searching through the drawers so you stop and watch her and ask what she's looking for she says she's not sure
Then it gets late and you've turned off the lights her body's so close to you in the night but you dare not touch her and you don't want to fight so you just say goodnight
This old routine will drive you mad it's just a mumble never spoken out loud and sometimes you don't even know why you loved her well, you look at her now and you see why
And your youngest is out fighting a war but he won't say what he's fighting for if he's gone because of or for you or which you'd rather be true
This old routine will drive you mad it's just a mumble never spoken out loud and sometimes you can't even recall the sound of his laughter oh, well did you ever really know the sound?
This old routine will drive you mad it's just a mumble never spoken out loud and sometimes you don't even know how you're still standing well, she looks at you now and you see how well, you look at them now and know how
The song is about someone who is living with a partner who suffers from Alzheimers I think. It really reminds be of the book 'before I go to sleep', with the son out fighting the war part and the reference to searching through the drawers. Beautiful song!
In an live concert she mentions that the song is simply about a couple that has been married a long time that fall into the old routines and forget about why they fell in love and got married in the first place. It is an incredible song
In an live concert she mentions that the song is simply about a couple that has been married a long time that fall into the old routines and forget about why they fell in love and got married in the first place. It is an incredible song