handyman blues

i'm never gonna be the handyman around the house my father was

so don't be asking me to hang a curtain rail for you

because

the screwdriver business just gets me confused

it takes me half an hour to change a fuse

and when i flicked the switch

the lights all blew

i'm not your handyman

don't be expecting me to put up shelves or build a garden shed

but i can write a song that tells the world how much i love you instead

i'm not any good at pottery so let's lose the 't' and just shift back the 'e'

and i'll find a way to make my poetry build a roof over our heads

i know it looks like i'm just reading the paper

but these ideas i'll turn to gold dust later

'cause i'm a writer

not a decorator

i'm not your handyman