Lyrics
Verse 1
Call comes in round half past four Old lady fainted on the kitchen floor We roll up, lights wash the lawn Front door wide, TV on Family waves like we’re old friends Heavy one, we might need your hands” Grandma’s slumped in a floral chair Sunday hat, thousand-yard stare
Chorus 1
Weekday at Geraldine’s They’ve been rolling her round like a movie scene Lipstick perfect, pupils blown Shopping mall, drive-thru, payphone Weekday at Geraldine’s “Thought she napped a bit longer than she’d been” Somehow they missed the in-between It’s just another weekday at Geraldine’s
Verse 2
Daughter says, she passed right out In the frozen aisle by the sauerkraut Figured she’d come to in the minivan Strapped her in did the rest we planned Photos on the phone, all smiles, all teeth Grandma propped up with a floral wreath You should’ve seen her on the carousel Pulse is absent like… you can tell
Chorus 2
Weekday at Geraldine’s They’ve been rolling her round like a movie scene Bank deposit, drive-up lane Clerk said, Ma’am looks rough today Weekday at Geraldine’s We signed her name with a shaking pen between Shopping lists and gasoline It’s just another weekday at Geraldine’s
Bridge
“Are you telling us she’s… gone-gone?” Mother grips my arm like a lifeline “I just thought the quiet was nice We didn't know she paid the ultimate price”
Chorus 3
Weekday at Geraldine’s Photo booth strip with her in between Eyes wide open glassy sheen Three generations, vending machine Weekday at Geraldine’s Sirens paint the cul-de-sac tangerine Neighbors stare through window screens At one last long weekday at Geraldine’s (oh)