Charlotte Kendrick

Another One on the Way

The kids are okay
the dog is going grey
House needs work but it's gonna be great someday
Yeah, the kids are okay

Life gets busy round here
Halloween thanksgiving Christmas cheer
No time for writing or changing gears
Life gets busy round here

There’s no question we’ve got ourselves a handful
So little time for us
But we’re never given more than we can handle
We’ve got this babe another one on the way

We’ll figure it out we always do
A few more legos to walk through
A few more bills left overdue
We’ll figure it out we always do

There’s no question we’ve got ourselves a handful
So little time for us
But we’re never given more than we can handle
We’ve got this babe another one on the way

Sometimes I’m scared
We’ve got nothing squared away
I know I’ll never be ready
And everything we’re holding out for
Looks so far away again
Like my favorite jeans and sleeping in on Sundays

But hold on tight
We know we’re in for a hell of a ride
We’ll take it one check up at a time
Just hold on tight




So Hard Anymore

Hey baby, you seem stressed out
Whatcha worried about
What’s going on?
Hey baby, we ain’t getting any younger
Too much lightning and thunder
For too long

So leave the dishes in the sink
Let’s go somewhere loud where we can’t think
There’s a band in town we’ve never seen before
The kids will be okay
They love that sitter anyway
We don’t have to hold on so hard anymore

Some people, some people will come
Come in hot like the sun
Dark next thing you know
Some people, some people stay
Help light the way
And watch you grow

So take a shower, leave the lawn
We’ll take your truck, I’ll put my heels on
There’s a new place in town we’ve never played before
The kids will be okay
They need us happy anyway
We don’t have to hold on so hard anymore

Under the piles of sheets
Under the dishes
By the man fixing the heat
Beneath the leak in the kitchen
Let’s take a look for us
Under all this stuff and find what we’re grateful for

Some day soon, we’ll be seeing the moon
From a house with empty rooms
Nowhere to hide
Cold and square, ice in a tray
That can’t ever be the way
We live our lives

We’ve got so much to talk about
Let’s call our friends and meet them out,
There’s a new place on Nassau, we’ve never tried before
I know you’re tired of making sure
We’ve got a roof we’ve got a floor
It doesn’t have to be so hard anymore
It doesn’t have to be so hard anymore




Worth The Wait

I carried you for forty weeks
Actually it was forty weeks and six long days
You’re just like your father running late
But you were worth the wait
 
Time flies you’re three years old
And it would be nice if I could fit into my clothes
Guess it takes a year so they say
But you were worth the weight
Worth the weight
 
Oh, now it all seems so simple
We were made for your eyes and those dimples
You’re half him half me clear as a child can be
And my heart’s come clean
 
We were warned you’d change our tune
And we loved the life we led up until you
Though it rests so heavy keeping you safe
You are worth the weight
Worth the weight

Someday you’ll be big enough to leave
Will I be big enough to let you go?
All I can do is spend my time with you
Do my best to let you know
That you are worth the weight
 
Oh now it all seems so simple
We were made for your eyes and those dimples
As you peer out from my shoulder
You’re another day bolder
And my heart’s come
 
Oh now it all seems so simple
We were made for your eyes and those dimples
Oh now it all seems so simple
You were worth the weight




It's Complicated
 
 You’ve been carrying a heavy load
For so long now
There’s a slump in your shoulders
And your head hangs down
And I know you often wonder
How we’ll work this out
Oh it’s complicated
 
You bring home the bread
Working hard all week
You need to unwind
I need the kids asleep
And I know when you are angry
‘Cause you won’t look at me
Oh it’s complicated

Nothing’s simple as it seems
We both have our dreams
And we know nothing worth having comes easily
But, Oh it’s complicated
Oh it’s complicated
 
I put food on the table
Keep the house real clean
Come Sunday afternoon
The place looks like a crime scene
And you know when I am bitter
‘Cause there ain’t nothing sweet
 
Nothing’s simple as it seems
We both have our dreams
Though we know nothing worth having comes easily
Oh it’s complicated
Oh it’s complicated




Where Did I Go 

I remember when I would call you
And try to hide my butterflies
I held my breath and did my best to impress you
Hung up, and covered my eyes
Fast forward just a decade later
You're driving home and singing all the way
You hold your breath and ask me how my day was
Never knowing what I might say

I don’t know why I get so down
So down sometimes
 
Your job has never been better.
Sky's the limit, yeah the coast seems clear
I sit and listen give you my attention
Clear your dinner plate and rinse out your beer
I know that all this time was really important
Staying home has been a luxury
But I can't help but think I'm missing the action
While cooking up a dinner no one eats
 
Maybe that’s why I can’t let it go
Let it go sometimes
 
We’ve got our home and the insurance we need
I drive to soccer in an SUV
I love my babies in the back seat
And watching them grow
 
Not to get defensive but I used to read
Real live books I even got my degree
If I had to do it over wouldn’t change a thing
I’m lucky I know
But where did I go
Where did I go
 
My days are so damn busy
Though I couldn’t tell you what I do
Get the kids up, feed ‘em, clean up breakfast
Drop ‘em off, pick em up, and paint a room
Walk the dog, make dinner, take the trash out
Pay some bills, and maybe sweep the floor
And when I try to tell you all about it
The words come out and even I get bored
 
Maybe that’s why I get so lost
I get so lost
 
We’ve got our home with the insurance we need
I drive to soccer in an SUV
I love my babies in the back seat
And watching them grow
 
But I used to feel more interesting
I loved to travel camp and sing
Still If I had to do it over I wouldn’t …change a single thing
But where did I go
Where did I go
Where did I go
 
Where did I go
Where did I go
Where did I go
 
We got our home with the insurance we need
I drive to soccer in an SUV
Where did I go
 
But I used to feel more interesting
I loved to travel camp and sing
Where did I go
 
Where did I go
Oh where did I go




Six Years

Six years and still going strong
Doesn’t mean we don’t get things wrong
But we’re still worth a song
Six years and still going strong
 
Some days we wake up lonely
You head off to work with no kiss goodbye
Some days we wake up only asking
Will we be this tired for the rest of our lives
 
But oh you know I’m here to stay
It ain’t always easy but I’d never change
One single minute of any hour any day
I’ve spent with you
 
Some days we just can’t connect
You’re paying bills I’m cleaning up another mess
The kids wore me out work’s got you stressed
No end in sight no time for rest
 
But oh you know I’m here to stay
It ain’t always easy but I’d never change
One single minute of any hour any day
I’ve spent with you
 
We don’t know what’s coming
Nobody ever does
So hold onto the jokes you’ve got running
Like look how far we’ve come
 
Oh you know I’m here to stay
It ain’t always easy but I’d never change
One single minute of any hour any day
I’ve spent with you
One single minute of any hour any day
I’ve spent with you




Light The Way

You used to know how to do more than get stains out
You used to know how to do more than straighten the couch
They don’t need you like they did before
They’re in school all day still you can’t quit the grocery store

You might need a little push
You’re gonna be scared
You may wanna run and hide
Tell everyone you don’t care
But when you kiss your kids and snuggle their hair
Can you say, oh I will light the way
 
You used to get up, shower, get dressed and do your hair
Now you roll out of bed, make their lunches, watch them run up the stairs
You start to wonder what if I just let go
Tried to do something I knew would help me grow
 
‘Cause you’ve done it before
You can do it again
It might take some time
But it’s time well spent
When you kiss your kids at a long days end
And you say, oh I will light the way
 
So many ways to stand on the side
Cheering people you love
Lugging a bag of surplus in supplies
Lugging a bag of surplus they might like
One day they’ll head out when the time is right
And all you can hope, they still see your glow in the night.
 
So many ways to stand behind
The people you love, simply because
They’re your life
One day they’ll swim out with the tide
All you can hope, is they still see your glow
In the night

You might need a little push
You’re gonna be scared
You may wanna run and hide
Tell everyone you don’t care
But when you kiss your kids and snuggle their hair
Can you say, oh I will light the way

‘Cause you’ve done it before
You can do it again
It might take some time
But it’s time well spent
When you kiss your kids at a long days end
You can say, oh I will light the way
 
Oh I will light the way
Oh I will light the way…
 



Hey Kid

Hey kid
Let me give you a big kiss
Everybody makes mistakes
You’re not the only one
You might not know this but my life
Has been filled with its own strife
But I’m still here I’m alive
And holding on to you
 
So don’t
Lose heart
You’re at the start
Of something good
And I believe everything’s gonna work out
As it should
 
I know
What you’re going through, years ago
I did the same thing, reaped what I sowed
And tried to move on
Let me tell you something, We all
Get the blues, it’s not at all
Out of the ordinary, just call
And I’ll listen to you

So don’t
Lose heart
You’re at the start
Of something good
And I believe everything’s gonna work out
As it should
 
You and I share so much
It makes me want to wrap you all up
in padding so you don’t get all scuffed up
the same ways that I did
 
but we both know this wont help one bit
you are free to be your own kid
you don’t have to do what I did
it’s really up to you




By Firelight

Oh you’re hiding in your basement
‘Cause you can no longer take it
Watching youtube on your phone
You should be folding clothes
Prepping dinner, wiping a nose
But all you need is one small minute alone

They’re gonna be all right
So go ahead and let go tonight
Play a little bluegrass by firelight
And sing out a sweet song
  
Oh, you found them sucking on batteries
You let them watch too much TV
No matter what you say they won’t take a bath
Oh, they forgot to brush their teeth
You only cooked what you knew they'd eat
You can’t even help them with their math
 
But they’re going to be all right
So go ahead let go tonight
Play a little bluegrass by firelight
And dance to a sweet song
 
Oh, you give in more than you ought to
And yell more than you want to
When they’re fighting to the death
Oh, you’re always late for school
They won’t get out of the pool
Where did they get the things they’ve said!
 
Oh, you give in more than you ought to
And yell more than you want to
When they’re fighting to the death
Oh, you’re always late for school
They won’t get out of the pool
Where did they get the things they’ve said!

Oh take a deep breath and then one more
Set the coffee the night before
Kiss them goodnight get up and do it all over again
 
But they’re going to be all right
So go ahead let go tonight
Play a little bluegrass by firelight
And sing out a sweet song