She Smoked In The House
Legacy in Smoke: A Nostalgic Tale of Cantaloupes, Country, and Coffee
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She smoked in the house
She smoked indoors.
Burnt holes in the couch
Her smoking caused burn holes in the couch.
Lipstick circled butts in the ashtray
Lipstick-marked cigarette butts were left in the ashtray.
She saved in Folgers cans
She stored money in Folgers coffee cans.
Swore credit was a scam
She believed credit was a scam.
Bought everything at Sears on layaway
She purchased items from Sears using layaway.
She was Ford over a Chevy
She preferred Ford over Chevy.
Pepsi over Coke
Her preference was Pepsi over Coke.
Country or western, Owens or Jones
She had strong opinions on country music and preferred either Owens or Jones.
That kitchen radio was playin' loud
The kitchen radio played loudly.
She smoked in the house
She continued smoking indoors.
Wouldn't throw nothin' out
She was reluctant to discard anything.
She'd cut the mold off cantaloupe and cheese
She would salvage food by cutting off mold from cantaloupe and cheese.
The Farmer's Almanac
She consulted the Farmer's Almanac for planting guidance.
Told her when to plant
The Almanac guided her in planting petunias, potatoes, and peas.
Petunias, potatoes and peas
She was never take a handout
She always stood up for the flag.
Always stand up for the flag
She had strong patriotic values and loved country music, particularly Loretta and Hag (Haggard).
Country and western, Loretta and Hag
The kitchen radio played country music loudly.
That kitchen radio was singin' loud
And I hate cigarettes
The narrator misses the memories associated with the smoke from their grandma's cigarettes.
But I miss all that smoke
The narrator grew up surrounded by the smoke.
That my grandma blew
Refers to the smoke from the grandma's cigarettes.
Back when I grew up
The narrator associates the smoke with their childhood and the radio.
With her and that radio
She smoked in the house
Repetition of the grandmother smoking indoors.
She'd laugh and crush one out
The grandma enjoyed smoking and would extinguish one cigarette to light another.
Light another and put coffee in her cream
She would complement smoking with coffee in her cream.
And it's 1984 and I'm asking for one more
The narrator reminisces about 1984, asking for more stories from their grandma in dreams.
Story when I see her in my dreams
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