Ammonia

Bob's at work
 Kathy's at school
 I'm home alone
 Stare at the pool
 I start to glaze
 I'm off caffeine
 To beat malaise
 I think I'll clean
 Dust the pictures in the hall
 Get up close, inspect the faces
 That doesn't look like me at all
 Oh my goodness, Cathy's braces!
 Ah
 I remember taking this
 In '92, I'm all aglow because
 Bob is giving me a kiss
 That's how I know how long ago it was
 Leave the pictures in the hall
 Erase the stains, head to the foyer
 Ignore the black mark on the wall
 Caused by my daughter, the destroyer
 All the things that child broke
 Those Precious Moments that we had
 I know she did it to provoke
 Cuz she's exactly like her dad
 I take a breath, I suffocate
 My house dress hurts, my hands go pink
 I try to breathe, I feel the weight
 Head for the kitchen, for the sink
 The cabinet underneath
 I grab the bottle, fingers shake
 To pop the top I use my teeth
 My heart goes fast, I pulse, I quake
 I pour the liquid
 In the bucket
 I breathe it in
 I taste it, suck it
 In my lungs
 It feels like, Whoa
 In my lungs,
 It starts real slow
 And then grow, grow
 Grow, grow, grow, grow
 Oh, oh
 Ammonia, how you take the stain away
 Ammonia, how you take the pain away
 Oh, Ammonia
 Oh, oh
 Suddenly I'm laughing and I'm flying
 Nothing's wrong and I'm no longer crying
 Oh, Ammonia
 Mm, Yeah, Uh uh uh
 Get a little bit comfortable now
 Off comes the dress, unhook the bra
 Rip the curtain off the window now
 That mailman likes what he just saw
 Breathe in, Breathe in, Breathe in
 Don't have a kid, don't have a spouse
 Breathe in, Breathe in, Breathe in
 Aw, shit, I love to clean the house!
 Rip the pictures off the wall
 The plastic smiles, hidden tears
 Soon as each one starts to fall
 The memory in it disappears
 And I travel back in time
 To happy days, to seventeen
 Before I chose which hill to climb
 Back when the slate was clean, Clean, Clean!
 I breathe it in, the feeling flows
 I squeeze the sponge, my hand gets wetter
 It's almost like the liquid knows
 That it's making me feel better
 I love it more than I love Bob
 If I could marry it I would
 It drives me wild, it does the job
 Does what that asshole never could
 Oh, baby, make me feel so good
 Oh, oh
 Ammonia, how you take the stain away
 Ammonia, how you take the pain away
 Oh, Ammonia
 Oh, oh
 Suddenly I'm gasping and convulsing
 I scream and squeal, I feel my body pulsing
 Oh, Ammonia
 My daughter used to love me
 She doesn't anymore
 I wish that she could see me right now
 Naked on the floor
 I'd make her look me in the eyes
 I'd give her this advice:
 Every time you make a compromise
 It comes at quite a price
 It sneaks up on you in the dark
 And it always leaves a mark
 And No, No, Ammonia cannot take that stain away
 It doesn't truly take the pain away
 Oh, Ammonia
 Oh, oh
 It isn't really genuine elation
 Just temporary sweet alleviation
 Oh, Ammonia
 Oh, oh
 Breathe it in as hard as I can muster
 And suddenly I start to see the luster
 Oh, Ammonia
 Oh! Oh!
 There it is!, I'm screaming and I'm flying
 Nothing's wrong and I'm no longer dying
 Oh, Ammonia
 Oh! Oh!
 La la la la la la la la la la
 La la la la la la la la la la
 Oh, Ammonia!
 Bob just got home
 Kathy, too
 My day was fine
 And how are you?
 Put back the bottle
 But I feel no sorrow
 Cuz Oh, Ammonia
 I'll see you tomorrow
 Oh, Ammonia