James McMurtry - What’s the Matter lyrics

[Verse 1] The phone's on the dash It's one of those times that I know it's gonna ring Don't wanna answer but I got no choice There's somethin' bad wrong I can hear it in your voice [Chorus] What's the matter? What's the matter now? What's the matter? What's the matter now? [Verse 2] [?] broke down and the kids all cryin' It's pourin' down rain and there's clothes on the line Don't know what to tell you, don't know what to say How am I gonna fix it, I'm a thousand miles away? [Chorus] What's the matter? What's the matter now? What's the matter? What's the matter now? [Verse 3] I get to travel and you gotta stay home You're gеttin' tired of raisin' them kids alone I know it ain't еasy, I know it ain't fair You keep sayin' I never take you anywhere [Verse 4] Want me to take you for an airplane ride Want me to take you to the seaside Sorry baby but I can't right now Gonna have to make it up to you somehow [Chorus] What's the matter? What's the matter now? What's the matter? What's the matter now? [Verse 5] We're nearly twenty years older It's not like what we thought it'd be We never talked this over You can't lay it all on me [Verse 6] Fan's barely runnin' and we're all half sick Band leader's being such a [] little [] We hit the road early, I never got a shower 'Sposed to have been at sound check back about an hour [Verse 7] Blood pressure's up, I gotta take pills The food won't kill me but alcohol will I know it ain't healthy but this is what I do Same thing I was doing back before I met you [Chorus] What's the matter? What's the matter now? What's the matter? What's the matter now? [Verse 8] You wanna know about a number I called Must have been a mis-dial I don't recall Doctor bills came, we're down on our knees Insurance pays when they [] well please I sent home the money as soon as I could Sent it home to Sancho like a good man should [Chorus] What's the matter? What's the matter now? What's the matter? What's the matter now? [Chorus] What's the matter? What's the matter now? What's the matter? What's the matter now?