Handyman Blues

Handyman Blues - Billy Bragg

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