Songs

Any Other Way

Words and music by Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers

Released on Live and Listening

Here comes the bell, 6:08
The coffee starts to percolate
Big blue mug in my hand
I fill the crossword with a pen

7:12, garage door up
I sail on through, sip my cup
I’m at my desk before the boss walks in
Tomorrow I will do it all again

I do it any way I want
No compromise, no need to talk
The choice is mine, the buck stops here
The lines are clean, my rules are clear
I do it any way I please
Don’t wait for my apologies
Doesn’t really matter what you say
I wouldn’t have it any other way

What now is mine, once was ours
The wife, the kids, the whole nine yards
Sneakers strewn in the hall
Finger smudges on the wall
Yes, I provided, and all I asked
Was a simple list of household tasks
She let ’em slide until one winter day
My wife packed up the kids and moved away

Chorus

Sunday I am on my knees
I give the rag a gentle squeeze
Wash the old oak floors until they shine
Some days the silence can be loud
The empty spaces call me out
I see the hollow eyes inside the mirror
How am I here?

I do it any way I want
No compromise, no need to talk
The choice is mine, the buck stops here
The lines are clean, my rules are clear
I do it any way I please
Just trying to keep my mind at ease
One step at a time and every day
I wouldn’t have it
I wouldn’t have it
I couldn’t have it any other way

© Jeffrey Pepper Rodgers Music (ASCAP)