Emmet Songtext

von Yahwe Mutabo

The paint peels on the window sill
And Emmet squints his eyes through the blinds
Someone's passing by,
Could it be his wife
A grey speck in Emmet's eye spreads like a cloud
No one's expected for tea

Emmet sinks back into his chair.
There's something he aught to do
But the daily horror show from the news is on the tube
He's waiting for something

The house settles and groans
Janine sorts through the pills
For her Pa, steals a Demerol
No one ever calls.

Ma's off at the home
And Pa's always lost off in his cloud,
Slowly drifting away.

Janine sifts through her drawers
There's something that she'd wanted to do
But she waited for time, such a good girl
Now she's waiting for something

24 Shady Grove
Elaine sits alone by the door
With her Sunday best on