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The Roof Is Leaking Lyrics
[Verse 1]
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Kids are crying 'cause the sheets are so cold
Woke this morning, found my hands were frozen
I've tried to fix the fire, but you know, the damn thing's too old
It's been months now, since we heard from our Mary
I wonder if she ever made the coast
Well, she and her young man, they both moved out there
I sure hope they write, just to let us know
[Chorus]
And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
'Cause this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
But spring will soon be here, oh, but I hope it's not late
[Verse 2]
Ma and Pa lived here, and theirs before them
They tried their hardest to make it a home
Seems so long now since they passed over
Hope my children will try to make it their own
But my roof is leaking and the wind is howling
The kids are crying 'cause the sheets are so cold
Woke this morning and my hands were frozen
Oh, I've tried to fix the fire, but you know, the damn thing's too old
The roof is leaking and the wind is howling
Kids are crying 'cause the sheets are so cold
Woke this morning, found my hands were frozen
I've tried to fix the fire, but you know, the damn thing's too old
It's been months now, since we heard from our Mary
I wonder if she ever made the coast
Well, she and her young man, they both moved out there
I sure hope they write, just to let us know
[Chorus]
And me, I'm getting stronger by the minute
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
'Cause this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
But spring will soon be here, oh, but I hope it's not late
[Verse 2]
Ma and Pa lived here, and theirs before them
They tried their hardest to make it a home
Seems so long now since they passed over
Hope my children will try to make it their own
But my roof is leaking and the wind is howling
The kids are crying 'cause the sheets are so cold
Woke this morning and my hands were frozen
Oh, I've tried to fix the fire, but you know, the damn thing's too old
[Chorus]
But me, oh, I'm getting stronger by the minute
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
'Cause this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
But spring will soon be here, oh, God, I hope it's not late
But me, oh, I'm getting stronger by the minute
My wife's expecting, but I hope she can wait
'Cause this winter looks like it's gonna be another bad one
But spring will soon be here, oh, God, I hope it's not late
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Genius Annotation
This song is a story told by an individual who lives inside of a deteriorating house. Sonically, this individual is playing the Banjo and narrating his immediate surroundings into song.
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What did Phil Collins say about "The Roof Is Leaking"?
Genius Answer
According to website Unmask Us, Phil explained in an unquoted interview:
It was always going to be a song about the South and Frontiersmen, guys that are out in the middle of nowhere, in a shack, when winter comes you’re there for months. The wife gets pregnant and has her own baby. Someone from next door, 30 miles down the road, comes and gives you a hand.
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Old Croft, Shalford, Surrey, England; Townhouse Studios, Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith and Fulham, West London, England; The Village, Los Angeles, California
Release Date
February 13, 1981
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