Chicken in the skillet on an old gas stove Pot full of string beans simmerin' low on the fire Corn and tomatoes from the garden out back Buttermilk biscuits on the oven rack risin' higher Family dinner Sunday afternoon A way of life Maudie holds on to
CHORUS: She's a child of the great depression And she counts it as her greatest lesson The tired, hungry years, they showed her how To taste the good, sweet life she's livin' now
She still hangs her laundry out on the line Does a little bakin' while the clothes are dryin' outside She don't let anything go to waste So don't let her catch you throwin' nothin' away, 'specially time Front porch swingin' when the dishes are done Tellin' us stories of days long gone
CHORUS: She's a child of the great depression And she counts it as her greatest lesson The tired, hungry years, they showed her how To taste the good, sweet life she's livin' now
BRIDGE: Beyond her window all the world has changed But inside those walls life is still the same
CHORUS: She's a child of the great depression And she counts it as her greatest lesson The tired, hungry years, they showed her how To taste the good, sweet life she's livin' nowTeksty umieszczone na naszej stronie są własnością wytwórni, wykonawców, osób mających do nich prawa.
