[Verse 1] Woke up before the sun in a cotton dress Tied my hair back, hid the harness in the chest Flour on my wrists, pie cooling on the sill Said “yes sir” twice and almost meant it still [Verse 2] Hung the laundry white against the fence Practiced the smile that don’t ask questions Dinner on the table by half past six Hands folded neat like I forgot the tricks [Chorus] Merideth trying the trad-wife life Apron tied tight, voice soft and polite But the neon still hums under the gingham Can’t quite kill the girl who used to sin [Verse 3] He likes the biscuits, likes the quiet house I like the way the knife feels in my mouth Stir the gravy slow, hum a hymn I don’t believe Wonder if the old me’s laughing up her sleeve [Bridge] One more day I’ll keep the lights turned down One more night I’ll wear the simple crown But midnight comes and the static starts to crawl And I remember I was never built for small [Chorus] Merideth trying the trad-wife life Apron tied tight, voice soft and polite But the neon still hums under the gingham Can’t quite kill the girl who used to sin [Outron Bottom steps be my guest yes yes yes yes Merideth yes sir no sir going back to Nan BTS Sorry bout that baby got back time to hitch my dress can't take the steps off Merideth àMeth meth meth Merideth ps look me up when I climb the steps Cotton dress unbuttoned whoopps that's me Emporess Nana BTS Trad-wife lesson: I still don’t know how to leave
