Move the Couch Outside

Move the couch outside
We need room for the cousins
If you came here stiff
You can leave here shuffling
Move the couch outside
Mind the leg, mind the wall
Put the good side on the pavement
Let the whole block fall in

Tiny little kitchen, big family count
Everybody brings a dish, nobody brings an ounce
Of the space we require, put the folding leaves up
Uncle says he can't dance, uncle won't leave us
Now he's got the doorway doing three-point turns
Someone saved a plate, someone let it burn
Doorbell dead, people knock on the beat
If you're holding up the hallway, put your hands underneath

Move the couch outside
We need room for the cousins
If you came here stiff
You can leave here shuffling
Move the couch outside
Mind the leg, mind the wall
Put the good side on the pavement
Let the whole block fall in

I got aunties in the driveway doing footwork lessons
Neighbor came to complain, now the neighbor taking seconds
Coat on the railing, bag on the chair
Tell the DJ my request, I'm already right there
No velvet rope, just a screen door latch
If you brought your bad mood, you can take that back
I'm the one in the slippers doing circles round you
I don't need a special outfit, just a floor that comes through

Couch on the curb like a front-row box
Grandma got the best view on the whole three blocks
Told us mind the flowers, told us turn it up
Then she took her earrings off and handed me her cup

Move the couch outside
We need room for the cousins
If you came here stiff
You can leave here shuffling
Move the couch outside
Mind the leg, mind the wall
Put the good side on the pavement
Let the whole block fall in

Move the couch outside
Bring it back before it rains