"Lines In The Carpet" lyrics - ASHLEY MCBRYDE

He don't hear her say goddammit when she's Cloroxing the granite
But she's just like ceramic 'bout to break
He don't see her tears on that floor when she's dusting off the baseboards
It feels like that's all she's made for nowadays

[Chorus:]
And she won't tell him, and he ain't asking
Throw another towel in the laundry basket
She ain't happy, but what she needs she can't buy at the supermarket
She's a mess, but the house is clean as the cover of Better Homes and Gardens
And he can't read between the lines in the carpet

[Post-Chorus:]
No, he can't

He splits his time between the golf course and gin and tonics on the back porch
He don't talk to her much no more, he only yells
The kids and pot roast keep her busy because when you're born that pretty
You get to be Miss Mississippi and nothing else

[Chorus:]
And she won't tell him, and he ain't asking
Throw another towel in the laundry basket
She ain't happy, but what she needs she can't buy at the supermarket
She's a mess, but the house is clean as the cover of Better Homes and Gardens
And he can't read between the lines in the carpet

[Bridge:]
She keeps pushing that Dyson every day
All over again
And he'll come home from work tonight
And walk all over them

[Chorus:]
He ain't changing, she ain't leaving
Because he doesn't hit her and the kids are sleeping
And she ain't happy, but what she needs she can't buy at the supermarket
She's a mess, but the house is clean as the cover of Better Homes and Gardens
And he can't read between the lines in the carpet

[Post-Chorus:]
No, he can't