"I Count the Days" live at Kulak's Woodshed, Nov 25, 2024

A song about the joy of having adult children come home for the holidays, and the joy of having them leave again at the end. From the album "Love, Loss, and Chickens." (c) 2022.
Lyrics
I count the days ‘till you come home,
One of these days it won’t be long
I count the days ‘till you come back
And we are made whole once again
Monday, Tuesday go by slowly
Wednesday, Thursday, I turn giddy
I count the days ‘till you come home at long last,
We’ll have such a blast
I’m on my way to LAX,
I am the carpool lane express
I’m on my way to pick you up
And bring you back where you belong
Now you’re home and we’re all cheerful,
Gosh you’ve grown, we stare and marvel
You tell your stories and we’re so thrilled
And we wish time could stand still
You sleep all day and smoke all night,
The house reeks of your pot
You drink my booze like it’s going out of style,
My bar’s a vacant lot
You drive my car but never fill it up with gas
You wear those ear buds, we yell, we yell,
But you can’t hear us
I count the days ‘till you go home,
One of these days it won’t be long
I count the days ‘till you go back
And all is quiet here once again
Monday, Tuesday go by slowly
Wednesday, Thursday I turn giddy
I count the days ‘till you go home at long last,
We’ll have such a blast
I take you back to LAX,
I am the carpool lane express
I take you back to put you
On a plane to somewhere else
It’s been lovely having you home,
But now we’re just a place where you’re from
I take you back where you belong,
To the life that is now your own
TSA Pre and then you’re gone,
Now I feel all alone
I miss your antics you’re so fun
To hang out with at home
You can drink my wine, I don’t care,
It’s there for all of us
Home for Thanksgiving, I hope, my dear,
And maybe Christmas?
I count the days ‘till you come home,
One of these days it won’t be long
I count the days ‘till you come back
And we are made whole once again
Monday, Tuesday go by slowly
Wednesday, Thursday, I turn giddy
I count the days ‘till you come home at long last,
We’ll have such a blast