| | She makes his coffee, she makes his bed She does the laundry, she keeps him fed
 When she was twenty-one
 she wore her mother's lace
 She said forever with a smile upon her face
 
 She does the carpool, she PTA's
 Doctors and dentists, she drives all day
 When she was twenty-nine
 she delivered number three
 And every christmas card
 showed a perfect family
 
 Everything runs right on time,
 years of practice and design
 Spit and polish till it shines,
 he thinks he'll keep her
 Everything is so benign,
 safest place you'll ever find
 God forbid you'd change your mind,
 he thinks he'll keep her
 
 She packs his suitcase,
 she sits and waits
 With no expression upon her face
 When she was thirty-six
 she met him at the door
 She said, "I'm sorry,
 I don't love you anymore"
 
 Everything runs right on time,
 years of practice and design
 Spit and polish till it shines,
 he thinks he'll keep her
 Everything is so benign,
 safest place you'll ever find
 God forbid you'd change your mind,
 he thinks he'll keep her
 
 For fifteen years she had a job
 and not one raise in pay
 Now she's in the typing pool
 at minimum wage
 
 Everything runs right on time,
 years of practice and design
 Spit and polish till it shines,
 he thinks he'll keep her
 Everything is so benign,
 safest place you'll ever find
 At least until you change your mind,
 he thinks he'll keep her
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