She cleaned the sink
as if her life depended on it
Shot in the mirror
then she tried to see the future in it
Elbow grease was gonna make
her troubles disappear
She washed the kitchen floor
instead of pacing back and forth
Straightened the dishes and the glasses
and the knives and forks
Talked to herself saying,
what am I doing here?
I'm housecleaning,
cleaning my house
Keeping good thoughts in
and bad thoughts out
House cleaning,
cleaning my house
She ran the vacuum
and she dusted off the self -help books
Wiped off the window sills
but wouldn't even take a look
streets and sidewalks
slowly made her want to flee
when she was younger
she would just let the mess
pile up too much to do
and she'd drink coffee
from the donut shop
times running out
she asked herself
is this really where I want to be?
I'm housecleaning,
cleaning my house
Keeping good thoughts in,
and bad thoughts out
Housecleaning, cleaning my house
And I had so many plans,
and I had so much to do
And I can't get very far
with a dustpan and a broom
And I don't have what I want,
but I don't know how to change
And I know that I can make the beds
and rearrange the furniture
And put it off, put it off,
put it off another day
Keeping good thoughts in
and bad thoughts out
Cleaning my house
She cleaned the sink
as if her life depended on it
Shined the mirror
and she tried to see the future in it
She washed the kitchen floor
instead of pacing back and forth
Straining the dishes and the glasses
and the knives and forks
She cleaned the sink
as if her life depended on it
She cleaned the sink
as if her life depended on it
She cleaned the sink
as if her life depended on it