Drive-By Truckers - Primer coat

Th^De old man's out by th^Ge swimming pool^Em, he goes there t^Go think He ^Dtalks on the p^Ghone sometimes, ^Emhardly mentions a ^Gthing ^DSaid he needed it ^Gfor his knees, he ^Emused to swim back in ^Gschool ^DGraduated in 8^G4, qu^Emit drinking in ^G92

^DHe used to call her a ^Gbasket case ^Emfor hanging on like she ^Gdid ^DThe only girl of a ^Gforeman's wife, ^Emshe'd never let him for^Gget ^DIt comes to w^Gomen and they survive ^Embut when the same comes to ^Gmen ^DSomeone comes for their ^Gbabies, s^Emomething dies there and ^Gthen

^ASlinging gravel in ^Gparking lots and ^Dlooking tough on the ^Chood ^CA girl as plain as a ^Bmprimer coat ^Aleaves nothing misunders^Gtood ^GHer mother and I through ^Dtrembling lips, a s^Cteady hand on his ^Emown The ^Dfuture of every ^Grebel cause, when all the f^Emight in him's g^Gone

^DMy sister's marrying in the ^Gspring and ^Emeverything will be ^Gfine ^DMama's planning the w^Gedding, ^EmDaddy's planning on ^Gcrying ^DShe's slipping out of her a^Gpron strings, ^Emyou best leave him ^Gbe ^DHe's staring through his own ^Gtaillights a^Emnd gathering s^Gpeed