Dreams of the Everyday Housewife

(Chris Gantry)



She looks in the mirror and stares at the wrinkles

That weren't there yesterday

And thinks of the young man that she almost married

What would he think if he saw her this way

She holds up her apron in little girl fashion.



As something comes into her mind

Then slowly starts dancin' remembering her girlhood

And all of the boys she had waiting in line.



Oh, such are the dreams of the ev'ryday housewife

You see ev'rywhere anytime of the day

Like the ev'ryday housewife that gave up the good life for me.



--- Instrumental ---



The photograph album she takes from the closet.



And slowly turns the first page

And carefully picks up the crumbling flower

The first one he gave her now withered with age

She closes her eyes and touches the housedress.



That suddenly disappears

And just for a moment she's wearing the gown

That broke all their minds back so many years.



Oh, such are the dreams of the ev'ryday housewife

You see ev'rywhere anytime of the day

Like the ev'ryday housewife that gave up the good life for me...