[Verse 1] You brought the good china Down from the highest shelf Wrapped in the local paper From a winter somewhere else I carried in the folding chairs You told me where to stand A little painted bluebird Disappeared beneath your hand [Pre-Chorus] The bell went twice You checked your teeth And turned the cracked side Underneath [Chorus] Bring out the good china Pass it around Look how the afternoon Lights up the town Nobody mention The marks on the wall Bring out the good china We can carry it all [Verse 2] Your brother brought carnations And a woman dressed in green He called her by another name Then asked us for the cream You laughed into your napkin I went looking for a spoon The clock above the doorway Kept insisting it was June [Pre-Chorus] The roast went cold The stories grew I watched the painted bluebird Watching you [Chorus] Bring out the good china Pass it around Look how the afternoon Lights up the town Nobody mention The marks on the wall Bring out the good china We can carry it all [Bridge] Then a saucer hit the kitchen tiles And everybody froze You stood there with an empty hand And laughed until you cried I found the brush behind the bin You held the dustpan wide [Guitar Break] [Final Chorus] Bring out the good china Pass it around Somebody turn that terrible Radio down Give me the pieces The big and the small Bring out the good china We can carry it all [Outro] Mind your feet Mind your feet There’s a little blue bird By the kitchen seat
