TITLE: HANDYMAN
[INTRO]
Spent my whole life fixing things…
Guess I thought I could fix everything.
[VERSE 1]
I’ve spent my whole life workin’ with these hands,
Turning broke-down things into second chances.
Old Chevy on the shoulder, lawnmower in the shed,
A fence blown down by a storm, I’ll have it standing again.
I’ve fixed leaking water lines,
I’ve wired up old lights,
I’ve always found a way somehow
To make things turn out right.
[PRE-CHORUS]
But lately I’ve been staring
At the mess I’ve made inside,
And for the first time in my life…
[CHORUS]
I’m a handyman,
Baby, that’s what I am.
If it’s broken, I can fix it,
That’s always been the plan.
But all those little promises,
I let slip through my hands,
And the trust I broke between us…
Girl, I can’t fix that.
No, I can’t fix that.
[VERSE 2]
I never meant to hurt you,
Never set out to let you down.
Every time I said tomorrow,
I believed it at the time somehow.
You kept giving me your patience,
I kept spending it too fast.
Now I’m standing in the silence,
Watching our future become the past.
[PRE-CHORUS]
I’d rebuild every memory,
If life worked like that,
But love ain’t made of lumber…
[CHORUS]
I’m a handyman,
Baby, that’s what I am.
I can make an old motor run
With a little faith and a wrench in my hand.
But every tear you’ve cried alone,
Every crack I helped make,
Girl, I finally understand…
I can’t fix that.
No, I can’t fix that.
[BRIDGE]
I wish hearts had bolts and bearings,
I wish feelings came with parts.
I’d spend every dime I own
Trying to rebuild yours and mine from the start.
I’d stay up all night working,
Like I always do.
But some things break so slowly,
You don’t know they’re gone till they’re through.
[INSTRUMENTAL BREAK]
Whoa-oh-oh…
Whoa-oh-oh…
Sometimes love slips away…
Whoa-oh-oh…
No matter what you say…
[FINAL CHORUS]
I’m a handyman,
Always thought I had a plan.
But standing here without you,
I’m finally understanding.
Some things can’t be welded,
Some wounds don’t heal that fast.
And all I want is one more chance…
But I can’t fix that.
No…
I can’t fix that.
[OUTRO]
I’ve rebuilt engines…
Rewired houses…
Mended fences…
Funny thing is…
I’ve spent my whole life fixing things…
But love ain’t one of them.
