[Verse 1] Suitcase in the hatch Sand still on our shoes Mom gets in the car With that paper cup askew She says, "I got it" Then it wobbles in her hand Brown drops on the seat Like a tiny weather band [Pre-Chorus] We ain't even out the drive And she's shaking her head One hand on the wheel One hand on regret [Chorus] Mom gets in the car And the coffee hits again Mom gets in the car And we laugh before we mend Spill after spill We know how this goes Mom gets in the car And home is where the mess flows [Verse 2] Map folded in her lap Phone buzzing in the tray She wipes the console slow Then misses half the way Dad says, "Hold it steady" I bite back a grin She looks at the windshield And does it all again [Pre-Chorus] We ain't even out the drive And she's shaking her head One hand on the wheel One hand on regret [Chorus] Mom gets in the car And the coffee hits again Mom gets in the car And we laugh before we mend Spill after spill We know how this goes Mom gets in the car And home is where the mess flows [Bridge] At the red light by the gate She finally gives in Takes one tiny sip And spills it on her chin Now the whole back seat Is laughing like a choir Vacation in the rearview With a coffee stain and fire [Final Chorus] Mom gets in the car And the coffee hits again Mom gets in the car And we laugh before we mend Spill after spill We know how this goes Mom gets in the car And home is where the mess flows Mom gets in the car And the coffee hits again Mom gets in the car That's just the way she rolls
