She Smoked in the House

[Verse 1]
She smoked in the house
Burnt holes in the couch
Lipstick-circled butts in the ashtray
She saved in Folgers cans
Swore credit was a scam
Bought everything at Sears on layaway

[Chorus]
She was Ford over a Chevy
Pepsi over Coke
Country or western, Owens or Jones
That kitchen radio was playin' loud

[Verse 2]
She smoked in the house
Wouldn't throw nothin' out
She'd cut the mold off cantaloupe and cheese
The Farmer's Almanac
Told her when to plant
Petunias, potatoes and peas

[Chorus]
Shе was never take a handout always stand up for thе flag
Country and western, Loretta and Hag
That kitchen radio was singin' loud

[Bridge]
And I hate cigarettes
But I miss all that smoke
That my grandma blew
Back when I grew up
With her and that radio

[Verse 3]
She smoked in the house
She'd laugh and crush one out
Light another and put coffee in her cream
And it's 1984
And I'm asking for one more
Story when I see her in my dreams