Cold snap hit like a bad joke Weather man said maybe snow He forgot to mention the part Where your house decides to go Pipes been knockin’ all damn week Sounded like they wanted out I said yeah, I hear ya, buddy Didn’t think you meant right now Woke up thinkin’ it was rain In a room that’s got no sky Feet hit water, lights come on That’ll sober up a guy Shirt on backwards, coffee cold Half awake and full of blame Tryin’ to remember who to call When the walls start leakin’ shame There’s a second when you laugh ‘Cause if you don’t, you’ll lose your mind Just standin’ there in wet socks Starin’ at a real bad time The pipe didn’t leak, it burst Went out loud, went out proud One big crack, then the whole damn house Joined the conversation now Buckets out, kill the main Say a prayer, say some words It’s never just a drip or two The pipe didn’t leak, it burst Three a.m., callin’ numbers Everyone’s closed till eight Left a message talkin’ fast Like that’s gonna change my fate Didn’t cause the cold outside Didn’t cheap out, didn’t cheat Still the one with soaked-down floors Tryin’ not to slip and eat concrete You can do things by the book Still get dealt a crooked hand Funny how a quiet night Turns a guy into a handyman The pipe didn’t leak, it burst Split wide like it’d had enough Held together just long enough To remind me who’s not tough You can blame the freeze, blame luck Blame the month, blame the year But it’s never just a little thing When the pipe decides it’s done right here By the time the sun came up House smelled like wet regret Fans hummin’ like old engines Tryin’ hard to earn their check Told myself it could be worse That’s what we all say first Then I laughed and shook my head ‘Cause the pipe didn’t leak, it burst The pipe didn’t leak, it burst That’s the whole damn story, friend Just a cold night, bad timing And a bill I didn’t plan I’ll fix it slow, I’ll dry it out Cuss a little, then get back to work ‘Cause it’s never just a little thing No, the pipe didn’t leak, it burst Coffee tastes like victory Floor’s still damp but I’m upright House didn’t beat me after all Just gave me hell for one long night
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