[Verse 1] Porch light clicks to yellow I punch in with the dew Same crooked garden fence Same cracked bowl of stew I work this little circuit From the oak down to the tracks If the lid ain't sitting honest I ain't bringing nothing back [Chorus] Ricky makes his rounds Mask on, clocked in I know which house gets careless And which one locks the tin Ricky makes his rounds Don't you wait up, friend I'll be done before the milkman And gone before the end [Verse 2] Kitchen window tilted Pie cooling on the sill I take the corner piece Leave the rest there still Cat food on the back step Dog dreaming in the hall I tip my head, I take my cut I never take it all [Chorus] Ricky makes his rounds Mask on, clocked in I know which house gets careless And which one locks the tin Ricky makes his rounds Don't you wait up, friend I'll be done before the milkman And gone before the end [Bridge] One porch had a new latch One yard had a new hound I froze on the drainpipe Till that mutt settled down Then I finished up the block Wiped my paws on the pine Left a calling-card paw print On the last can in the line [Final Chorus] Ricky makes his rounds Mask on, clocked in I know which house gets careless And which one locks the tin Ricky makes his rounds Leave the back gate wide I'll be back tomorrow evening On the quiet side
