Fix the Pipes

Fix the Pipes

Six in the morning, shutters rising
First receipt beside the sink
Salon chairs still wrapped in plastic
Everybody too excited to blink
Water tap finally runs clean
After two plumbers and a prayer
I used to ask for blessings loudly
Now I know blessings need repair

I prayed for rain
Then learned to fix the pipes

Fix the pipes, keep the blessing moving
Fix the pipes, open before sunrise
I prayed for rain, then learned to fix the pipes
Fix the pipes, make the good thing last

Fix the Pipes
Fix the Pipes

Power cuts around eleven
Dryers die, whole room goes still
We open every front curtain
Keep the appointments by daylight till
One client laughs and brings a speaker
Another holds a mirror by the door
Success isn't a perfect morning
It is people keeping one thing moving more

Fix the pipes, keep the blessing moving
Fix the pipes, open before sunrise
I prayed for rain, then learned to fix the pipes
Fix the pipes, make the good thing last

I once called everything favor
Like effort somehow made faith small
I prayed for rain, then learned to fix the pipes
That first receipt beside the running tap said it all

Fix the pipes, first receipt on the wall
Fix the pipes, now the whole room calls
I prayed for rain, then learned to fix the pipes
Fix the pipes, keep the good thing alive

Fix the Pipes