+ BALLOONS GO POP + 
She had her white boots on
she was wearing big girl pants
standing in the doorway
holding a busted red balloon
she said daddy fix it
I said honey I can't
there are some things even daddies can't do

she considered this revelation
in her little girl way
and I considered the matter closed
until one day
up pipes this toddler voice
from the back of the car
she said daddy I know now
just how lucky we are

Balloons go pop
that what they do
daddies can't fix them
and I know it's true
there must be other things
daddies can't fix
I said it's just the beginning
of a very long list

A few years later
when her grandpa passed
she said daddy I'm so sad
how long does the sad part last?
I said honey I don't know
how long the hurting goes on
but the hole in your heart fills up
and pretty soon it's gone

Balloons go pop
that what they do
daddies can't fix them
and I know it's true
there must be other things
daddies can't fix
I said it's just the beginning
of a very long list

She's all grown up now
ain't nobody's little girl any more
but sometimes her mom and I
get that knock on the door
she'll come in crying
throw herself on the bed and say
something like it's just not fair
she doesn't expect any kind of answer from us
she knows what we're going to say

Balloons go pop
that what they do
daddies can't fix them
and I know it's true
there must be other things
daddies can't fix
I said it's just the beginning
of a very long list

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 + PORCH LIGHT + 
Met her in a Goodwill store
she was trying on hats
That was fifteen years ago,
now look where I'm at
She was crazier than dogbite man,
a loony in a summer frock
Now our kids are crazy too,
we've got the happiest house on the block

Don't turn your porch light on
I don't need to be seen
You're not the kind of girl
a boy like me should see
If you keep this up
everyone will know about me

A whole lot of water has passed under
all the bridges that I've burned
These days I just hang around the house
waiting for the milk to turn
She and I sit side by side
on the front porch every night
Watching the kids and the cars go by
And I always leave on the light

Don't turn your porch light on
I don't need to be seen
You're not the kind of girl
a boy like me should see
If you keep this up
everyone will know about me

It took me so long to find
That kind of peace of mind...

Now I leave my porch light on,
the light shines every night
I get happy when I get home
and all of that light feels right
I get to watch my children play
as the evening closes in
Everywhere I go today
is better than where I've been

Turn your porch light on
I need to be seen
You're just the kind of girl
a boy like me should see
You kept it up
and everyone knows about me

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 + QUE MART QUEEN + 
Hey there little que mart queen
You got the finest aisles I've ever seen
When you turn that blue light on
I get a whole lot of shopping done

Got to see my ebay mama
She dot coms without no comma
When she gets her package wrapped
She tapes it up and sends it back

Shop, shop, shop till you're dead
Shop, shop, that's what I said
It's a buyer's market
Why don't you park it with me
You're the sweetest shopper I've ever seen

Got to meet my walmart girl
She runs camps all around the world
If your nike shoes don't fit
Miss Bombay will take care of it

Shop, shop, shop till you're dead
Shop, shop, that's what I said
It's a buyer's market
Why don't you park it with me
You're the sweetest shopper I've ever seen

Shop, shop, shop till you're dead
Shop, shop, that's what I said

Hey there little que mart queen
You've got the widest aisles I've ever seen
When you turn your blue light on
I get a whole lot of shopping done

Shop, shop, shop till you're dead
Shop, shop, that's what I said
It's a buyer's market
Why don't you park it with me
You're the sweetest shopper I've ever seen

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