snider

Tearing The House Down

Woke up to the ringing bell before the sun come up
Got a Circle-K coffee in a Styrofoam cup
Drove you to the airport put you on a plane
You flew up to New York I drove home in the rain
In all the confusion I locked myself out
Had to break a window just to get back in the house
Tried to fix the window but I only broke the door
Went to feed the dog and spilled the food on the floor
I guess that’s what I slipped on the I went to get the phone
Fell into the lamp and cut my finger to the bone
Baby please come home I’m Tearing The House Down

I’m Tearing the whole house down
From the floor to the crown
Every time I turn around I’m running in to trouble
I don’t need a wrecking ball
I don’t need no help at all
I can make this whole thing fall into a pile of rubble
On the ground
I’m Tearing The House Down

It was your sister on the phone
She said “You’re sounding kinda stressed”
I said “I’m bleeding on the rug and it’s making a mess”
She said “run some water on it” so I gave it a shot
But I guess I got it wrong because the water came out hot
Got burned and the next thing what do you think
The phone fell down in the kitchen sink
It’s in the trash compactor dead as a stone
I’m talking to you on the bedroom phone
You’ve always known on my own
I kinda accident prone baby please come home
I’m Tearing The House Down

I’m Tearing the whole house down
From the floor to the crown
Every time I turn around I’m running in to trouble
I don’t need a wrecking ball
I don’t need no help at all
I can make this whole thing fall into a pile of rubble
On the ground
I’m Tearing The House Down

solo

I’m Tearing the whole house down
From the floor to the crown
Every time I turn around I’m running in to trouble
I don’t need a wrecking ball
I don’t need no help at all
I can make this whole thing fall into a pile of rubble
On the ground
I’m Tearing The House Down

Lyrics from the song “Tearing The House Down” by Keith Sykes and Todd Snider copyright 2000 KSM Warren Songs, BMI and Shad N Froyd A Music, BMI. All rights reserved.

It’s so hard to hang this phone up
But there’s nothing else to say
I know we can’t afford this but tell me anyway
Tell me one more time how much you miss me too
I just can’t get close enough to you

Did you just hear that thunder
It’s been raining here all day
And you know what we like to do when it’s coming down this way
I’d give anything to hold you now
Tonight I feel so blue
I just can’t get close enough to you

If we hang up the phone
We’ll both be alone
Wide awake with nothing to do
I just can’t get close enough to you

You say you can see the sun now
Well then what time would that be here
It’s all run together now it’s been such a busy year
I didn’t mean to talk so long
Well, maybe that’s not true
I just can’t get close enough to you
I just can’t get close enough to you

- Todd Snider,
from New Connection