Housekeeper

I know your kids' faces
Like the back of my hand
And the sweet, shared spaces of a woman and a man
Though we're not close
Each week I'm in your home
Ours is a working contract

I'm just your housekeeper
I restore your world
With capable hands I wipe your stains and dirt
I make it my business
To mend broken parts
But I'm sorry that I broke your bidet
I sure didn't know those worked that way

You clean up in the boardroom
I'll do the baths
Just two hardworking women
On two separate paths
But I see one thing on which we agree
Valuing love and family
When I see a mile of mirror and tile
I know I'm going to be here awhile
You don't offer me coffee
And I sure don't mind
In class, we're two of a kind

I'm just your housekeeper
But hey, I like your taste
Though I'll never afford
What you put on your face
Or those designers you style with such grace
And I didn't know I'd need
The third degree
To operate your light switch plates

I saw a tear
When you turned your head
And I couldn't help noticing such brokenness
It doesn't take much
To see grief's trace
Manmade solutions can't erase

I'm just your housekeeper
But please know that I care
If you need a shoulder to cry on, I'm there
We're on life's journey
With a wing and a prayer
But we're still just sisters at the end of the day
Just know, it's for you I pray
And may I take the liberty to say
Jesus loves you, find a wa-a-ay
To get to know my

Housekeeper
He'll restore your world
With nail-scarred hands He wipes
Tearstains and hurt
He makes it His business
To mend broken hearts
And lives that are torn apart
You should know
You should know this
Housekeeper
With nail-scarred hands He wipes
Tearstains and hurt
He makes it His business
To mend broken hearts
And lives that are torn apart

Your jacuzzi cleaning
May have to wait
I just made a dinner date

Lyrics/music by Julia Schoolcraft Bowling