Guthrie's Bathroom Blues

Lyrics

[Verse]
Guthrie's been gone since the break of dawn,
Locked behind that ol' oak door.
Says he's got some thinkin' to do,
But it's been hours, maybe more.

[Verse 2]
He took the paper, left me lonely,
With that toilet running on.
I hear him hummin' some old tune,
While I'm waitin' on the lawn.

[Chorus]
Guthrie, come on out soon,
Can't be spendin' all day in that room.
Guthrie, the cows need you now,
They ain't gonna milk themselves somehow.

[Verse 3]
He's readin' stories 'bout the frontier,
Dreamin' big while he's sittin' tight.
But there's chores that ain't been done yet,
Ain't no way to say it's right.

[Verse 4]
His coffee's cold, supper's burnin',
Kids are laughin' in the yard.
Still, he's sittin' on his throne there,
While life keeps movin' hard.

[Chorus]
Guthrie, come on out soon,
Can't be spendin' all day in that room.
Guthrie, the cows need you now,
They ain't gonna milk themselves somehow.