Tooth Delay – [NDC] Bluegrass procrastination (week 18 challenge)

bluegrass, comedic folk, acoustic bluegrass with up-tempo, storytelling vocals

[Intro: short instrumental]

[Verse 1]  
Woke up this morning with a hammer in my jaw  
Little tooth tapping like a knock against the door  
Coffee don’t help and the sugar just makes it worse  
Feels like a tiny man rehearsing in my nerve

[Verse 2]  
So I start looking for the dentist number on my phone  
There it is as “tooth doctor”, guess I should’ve known  
Thumb on the button, I’m about to make the call  
Then I realize… I need to break down the wall  
What if all my cousins show up today?  
With kids and their partners—I need more space  
Can’t host a disaster in this tiny place  
Yeah, this has to be fixed before anything else

[Pre-Chorus]
If I don’t fix this now, they’ll see it right away  
Can’t have guests walking in like this today  
And once I start, I gotta fix it all  
Can’t leave it halfway, gotta break that wall

[Chorus]  
This tooth’s been screaming at me  
“I need some fixing, see!”  
(Nope, not today!)  
I got other problems in the way

[Verse 3]  
Better count my socks before one disappears  
If I lose a pair, I’ll be chasing it for years  
There’s a crack outside that’s spreading kinda fast  
If I don’t fix it now, this house might not last  
And the fridge is humming slightly out of key  
If it sparks one time, that could be on me  
If I miss one thing, it all might slip away  
Yeah, this whole place could collapse today

[Verse 4]  
Wait—I should get a dog for my wife  
Guess I should get married once in my life  
If I don’t act now, I’ll be too late  
You can’t just improvise a married state  
And what if all my cousins show up today  
With kids and their partners all needing a stay?  
No dog, no plan, nowhere to land  
Yeah, that’s how disasters get out of hand

[Pre-Chorus]  
Now that I’m at it, I should label every jar  
Color-code the spoons depending where they are  
And the hallway light’s been flickering for days  
Feels irresponsible to leave it that way

[Chorus]  
This tooth’s been screaming at me  
“I need some fixing, see!”  
(Nope, not today!)  
I got other problems in the way

[Bridge]  
I know this will only get worse, I can feel it grow  
Only there’s a thousand things I gotta do, you know  
If I don’t deal with those, it all might go to hell  
I can’t let that happen—that’s not safe

[Break]  
[Silence 2s]

[Outro]  
I still haven’t been there, haven’t made the call  
Pain still knocking, echoing through it all  
Maybe tomorrow… yeah, that feels right…  
Not today. Not tonight.

2481/7500

[Intro: short instrumental] [Verse 1] Woke up this morning with a hammer in my jaw Little tooth tapping like a knock against the door Coffee don’t help and the sugar just makes it worse Feels like a tiny man rehearsing in my nerve [Verse 2] So I start looking for the dentist number on my phone There it is as “tooth doctor”, guess I should’ve known Thumb on the button, I’m about to make the call Then I realize… I need to break down the wall What if all my cousins show up today? With kids and their partners—I need more space Can’t host a disaster in this tiny place Yeah, this has to be fixed before anything else [Pre-Chorus] If I don’t fix this now, they’ll see it right away Can’t have guests walking in like this today And once I start, I gotta fix it all Can’t leave it halfway, gotta break that wall [Chorus] This tooth’s been screaming at me “I need some fixing, see!” (Nope, not today!) I got other problems in the way [Verse 3] Better count my socks before one disappears If I lose a pair, I’ll be chasing it for years There’s a crack outside that’s spreading kinda fast If I don’t fix it now, this house might not last And the fridge is humming slightly out of key If it sparks one time, that could be on me If I miss one thing, it all might slip away Yeah, this whole place could collapse today [Verse 4] Wait—I should get a dog for my wife Guess I should get married once in my life If I don’t act now, I’ll be too late You can’t just improvise a married state And what if all my cousins show up today With kids and their partners all needing a stay? No dog, no plan, nowhere to land Yeah, that’s how disasters get out of hand [Pre-Chorus] Now that I’m at it, I should label every jar Color-code the spoons depending where they are And the hallway light’s been flickering for days Feels irresponsible to leave it that way [Chorus] This tooth’s been screaming at me “I need some fixing, see!” (Nope, not today!) I got other problems in the way [Bridge] I know this will only get worse, I can feel it grow Only there’s a thousand things I gotta do, you know If I don’t deal with those, it all might go to hell I can’t let that happen—that’s not safe [Break] [Silence 2s] [Outro] I still haven’t been there, haven’t made the call Pain still knocking, echoing through it all Maybe tomorrow… yeah, that feels right… Not today. Not tonight.

0/500