Casseroles

The whole town's bringing casseroles

Daddy passed on Tuesday in his favorite chair
Remote in his hand and his ball game there
We laughed at the funeral, don't know why
He'd have wanted that, he'd have hated goodbye
Now the house is full of people I forgot I knew
Coach from the high school and the preacher too
Old Miss Henderson with her walker and a dish
Saying "He was a good one," and I wish

And my brother flew in
From out in L.A.
And my sister's in the kitchen
Saying "Put that away"

The whole town's bringing casseroles
Three kinds of chicken, two potatoes
Everybody's crying, everybody's fed
The whole town's bringing casseroles

Casseroles

Mm, casseroles
(Pass the plate)

Mama hasn't eaten but she's feeding everyone
Asking all the grandkids if their homework's done
Uncle's telling stories that I never heard
About the time Daddy stole a school bus, word for word
We found his letters in a coffee can
To a girl named Ruth before he was a man
Mama laughed and said "Well, I knew about her"
And we all cried harder

And my brother flew in
From out in L.A.
And my sister's in the kitchen
Saying "Put that away"

The whole town's bringing casseroles
Three kinds of chicken, two potatoes
Everybody's crying, everybody's fed
The whole town's bringing casseroles

Wash the dishes
Stack the chairs
Leave his hat
Hanging there
Wash the dishes
He's still here

The whole town's bringing casseroles
Three kinds of chicken, two potatoes
Everybody's crying, everybody's fed
The whole town's bringing casseroles

Casseroles
Mm, casseroles