Handyman Blues

I m never gonna be the handyman around the house my father was

So don t be asking me to hang a curtain rail for you, because


Screwdriver business just gets me confused

It takes me half an hour to change a fuse

And when I flicked the switch the lights all blew


I m not your handyman


Don t be expecting me to put up shelves or build a garden shed

But I can write a song that tells the world how much I love you instead

I m not any good at pottery so let s lose the t and just shift back the e

And I ll find a way to make my poetry build a roof over our heads

I know it looks like I m just reading the paper

But these ideas I ll turn to gold dust later

Cause I m a writer not a decorator?

I m not your handyman