house for sale - Margriet Eshuys

The sun rentwentsent up one rainy morning
a couple of hours after dawn
Mrs Hadley peaked out through her curtains
what was going on
The neighbors sentsetsaid over coffee cups
That nice young couplekappelkapot is breaking up

In thethe linen and the crystals
sit all packed and set to go
I tell myself once more
I woontwon'twant be here in spring
to my roses grow
And all the thingsthinkssings you tried to fix
The roof leaks,
the still sticks

for sale
You can it on the signsaainsay
House for sale,it was yours and it was mine
and tomorrow strangers
be climbing up the
to the filled with memories
the one,we used to share

I know you loved that painting
that funny little shop in Spain

Remember how we found it
we ducked in from that sudden summer rain
but I tinkfinkthink I keep the silver tray
my mother us on a wedding day

House for sale
You can it on the
House for sale,it was yours and it was mine
and to morrotomorrowto more all some strangers
be climbing up the
to the filled with memories
the one,we used to share

House for sale
You can it on the
House for sale,
it was yours and it was mine
and some strangers
be climbing up the
to the filled with memories
the one,we used to share