Kitchen
Michael Trent Lyrics

Well I've been stuck inside this house too long
I'm feeling confined and restless after staying indoors for too long

Well my parents used to catch me sneakin out when I was young
My parents used to catch me sneaking out when I was young

From the kitchen to the hallway where I used to sing my songs
I used to sing my songs in the kitchen and the hallway when my parents were gone

When they were gone
When my parents were not at home

But now I've seen so many things since then
Since then, I've had many experiences that have broadened my perspective

I've seen enemies turn to lovers and then just become good friends
I've witnessed people who were once enemies become romantically involved, only to later become close friends

I've caught up with some old loved ones
I've reconnected with some old friends and family members

And then I've just lost touch again
However, I have once again lost touch with some of those same people

Hey how you been?
This is a greeting to someone he has not seen in a while

I been travelin, rock and rollin
I've been performing as a musician while traveling

How you been?
This is a greeting to someone he has not seen in a while

I been workin, havin children
I've been busy working and raising children

Well all this chasin after sunsets, all this shootin at the moon
This refers to the pursuit of impossible dreams, like chasing sunsets or trying to shoot the moon

Got us drinkin from the gutter pickin food out of the broom
This line paints a picture of desperation – drinking from the gutter and picking food out of a broom

Well it ain't hard to second guess yourself
It's easy to doubt yourself

When you're dressin up a wound
This is a metaphor for concealing or covering up emotional pain

Ain't that the truth
This is a rhetorical statement that emphasizes the previous idea

Well Suzie's dressed up in her go-out shoes
Suzie is getting ready to go out for the evening

She takes a walk down by the water every time there's a full moon
Suzie has a habit of taking walks by the water during full moons

She's broken every heart in town
Many people in the town have been romantically involved with Suzie and have had their heart broken

If you haven't seen her moves you'll see em soon, yep
This line refers to Suzie's flirting and seduction techniques

Oh but I don't mess with her much anyhow
He isn't interested in getting romantically involved with Suzie

Yeah, cuz girls like that were born to build you up and bring you down
He believes that women like Suzie have a pattern of building people up and then breaking them down

And besides, all of those old worries just don't bother me much now
He doesn't let old worries get to him anymore

Cuz I got new ones
He now has new worries to deal with

Tried and true ones
These are familiar worries that he has experienced before

Bills past due ones
He is now worried about overdue bills

Interest accrue ones
He's also worried about accumulating interest on unpaid bills

Hole in my shoe ones
This refers to the small yet irritating everyday problems that he's currently dealing with

Well all this schluppin down the highway, all these wasted afternoons
This line refers to the sense of aimlessness and wasted time he feels on long road trips

Got us askin lotta questions, hope to get an answer soon
This highlights how he spends much of his time asking questions in hopes of finding answers

Do you try to sing to hard? Just try singin out of tune, that's what I do
This is a metaphor for trying too hard in life – he suggests the solution is to just take it easy

So now there's grass, cocaine, alcohol, and pills
He's been experimenting with various substances to cope with stress and pain

Yeah they might even drag you under or help supplement your bills
He recognizes that these substances can have negative effects on his life, but he still uses them to cope

It just depends what you need worse, be it the money or the thrills
This illustrates how sometimes we are willing to do undesirable things for money or pleasure

Cuz it's been taxi, van, airport, bus, and trains
This line refers to the different modes of transportation he's taken while traveling as a musician

These days I can't much tell the difference
He's become so accustomed to traveling that it's all starting to feel the same

Just close my eyes and rest my head right up against the window pane
He's so used to traveling that he's able to find comfort and rest while on the road

Like a picture frame
He likens the window to a picture frame, framing the world outside his vehicle

Like a self portrait
He sees himself reflected in the window as if it were a self-portrait

So radio my folks
This line refers to communicating with his family back home

I think we're comin in on fumes
He's running low on fuel and may not make it to his destination

All this heavy cargo has just capsized our pontoon
This line refers to the stress and weight of life's burdens – they have the potential to capsize one's boat

Just tell the kitchen, tell the hallway, tell all the other rooms
He's telling his family to tell everyone he's coming home soon

I see ya soon
This is a farewell, expressing that he'll see everyone soon

They'll see ya soon
This line refers to the reciprocated sentiment of his friends and family, who look forward to seeing him soon

I'll see ya soon
This is yet another farewell, expressing his own desire to see his loved ones soon

(Stop, now stop)
This is part of the chorus, which repeats several times throughout the song