Groping around in the dark all by myself
'Cause I can't find the light bulbs on the shelf
The kids procrastinate
They just hang out and go on dates.
So I try
But I kvetch instead.

I got a lawn that's growing up higher all around
I can't see the beetles on the ground
My husband says he'll mow
The lawn someday, but I don't know.
Until then
I'll kvetch instead.

Don't want to try 'cause I'll fall and die
They don't hear when I start to cry
I'm gonna kill myself someday, oy vay
And when I'm gone you'll pine away.

And when I die you better tell all the folks
My lazy kids don't fix whatever's broke
And write on my tombstone
Here lies Momma, she was on her own.
Until then
I'll kvetch instead.

Ask for help? No, I wouldn't dare
They just cry and they start to swear
I'm gonna bust my butt someday, oy vay
And when I die they'll rue the day.

And if I die when you're out running free
Who's gonna be around to bury me
The epitaph is true
Momma paddled her own canoe.
Until then
I'll kvetch instead.