He Is Behind Her - Bradley Hathaway

She makes his coffee she makes his bed She does the laundry she keeps him fed When she was twenty-nine she wore her mother's lace She said, "Forever" with a smile upon her face She does the car-pool she PTAs 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 'til it shines He thinks he'll keep her Everything is so benign Safest place you'll ever find God forbid you 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 their 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 'til it shines He thinks he'll keep her Everything is so benign Safest place you'll ever find God forbid you 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 'til it shines He thinks he'll keep her Everything is so benign The safest place you'll ever find At least until you change your mind He think he'll keep her

Look at me I'm, I'm as helpless as a kitten up a tree I feel like I'm clinging to a cloud I can't understand I get misty holding your hand Yes I do Walk my way And a thousand, a thousand violins begin to play It maybe the sound of your hello Ooo the music The music I hear Heeeey You know I get misty whenever you're near Yeah You can say that you're leading, leading me on Lordy, but it's just what I want to hear Havent you noticed How hopelessly in love That's why That's why I'm following you Yes I am Yes I am Baby On my own Oooooooo Let me wonder Let me wonder, you didnt want to let me know Never knowing my right from my left My half of my love Oooooo Yeah I'm too misty and too much in love Yes I am Ooo Baby I'm too misty Yeah Misty and too much Too much, too much in love Yeah Heeeey