woulds & shoulds

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Momma says that I should marry rich
Daddy says that I'm a smart young miss
He wants me to go to college
She wants me to have babies

Brother says that I should settle down in Nashville
To chase my dreams before they run away
He wants me to write him a sonnet
I wouldn't mind that, actually

But if woulds and shoulds were pots and pans
There would be no need to tinker's hands
And I vowed long ago
To ignore them
No matter what people might say
I won't give shoulds the light of day
And woulds
Bring me no enjoyment

My friend said I should write a novel
She said that I would make a dime
But I think in all bittersweet honesty
That's her dream
More than it's mine

And my grandmother said I should be a hermit
And retire to the mountains when I'm twenty-six
I didn't really mind this idea
But because she said should
I ignored it

Because if woulds and shoulds were pots and pans
There would be no need to tinker's hands
And I vowed long ago
To ignore them
No matter what people might say
I won't give shoulds the light of day
And woulds
Bring me no enjoyment

Oh, if woulds and shoulds were pots and pans
There would be no need to tinker's hands
And I vowed long ago
To ignore them
No matter what people might say
I won't give shoulds the light of day
And woulds
Bring me no enjoyment



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