Lyrics
Dog on my knees
So I can't leave the couch
I'm a captive inside my own home
Mouths that ain't mine
Oh, I'm hearing them whine
As a crystal
Casts rainbows on walls
Two cats and a dog
And two girls running wild
Laughing till our faces hurt
But I don't wanna play
Another board game
And I don't wanna
Come when you call
In the kitchen
In the kitchen
I'm stuck in the kitchen
In the kitchen
I'm making a snack
In the kitchen
In the kitchen
In the dirty kitchen
In the kitchen washing dishes
With cats
Chopping potatoes
And carrots and greens
Making a big pot of soup
Pulling the chicken
Away from the bone
Blaming onions
For the tears in my eyes
Followed a thread
Of a song through these walls
Up and down stairs
All day long
They won't leave me alone
And they won't let me sleep
These damn songs, these dear kids, cats and dog
So I can't leave the couch
I'm a captive inside my own home
Mouths that ain't mine
Oh, I'm hearing them whine
As a crystal
Casts rainbows on walls
Two cats and a dog
And two girls running wild
Laughing till our faces hurt
But I don't wanna play
Another board game
And I don't wanna
Come when you call
In the kitchen
In the kitchen
I'm stuck in the kitchen
In the kitchen
I'm making a snack
In the kitchen
In the kitchen
In the dirty kitchen
In the kitchen washing dishes
With cats
Chopping potatoes
And carrots and greens
Making a big pot of soup
Pulling the chicken
Away from the bone
Blaming onions
For the tears in my eyes
Followed a thread
Of a song through these walls
Up and down stairs
All day long
They won't leave me alone
And they won't let me sleep
These damn songs, these dear kids, cats and dog
About "Kids, Cats & Dog"
Alela Diane paints a pastoral scene that's anything but idyllic. 'Kids, Cats & Dog' ambles with a gentle folk lilt, yet a subtle melancholy shadows the domestic tableau—a reminder that home is never as simple as it seems.