[Verse 1]
Got a call from a realtor in the middle of November
House on South Algoma, gonna need a strong stomach
Cash under the table, keys in a envelope
Squatters moved out, left the whole place toxic
[Verse 2]
Heat's been cut since October, pipes froze and burst
Garbage bags stacked like insulation in the hall
Five-gallon buckets sitting behind every closed door
Lids on tight but that don't contain it at all
[Chorus]
Don't trust the bucket with the liquid brown and still
Better hold it level
Don't trust the bucket with the liquid brown and still
Better hold it level
[Verse 3]
Drywall mud buckets repurposed for a terrible thing
Label worn off but my nose knows the truth
Knees ain't what they were getting up and down the stairs
Seventy pounds of bad decisions down to the truck
[Chorus]
Don't trust the bucket with the liquid brown and still
Better hold it level
Don't trust the bucket with the liquid brown and still
Better hold it level
[Bridge]
Somebody lived here, somebody's gotta clear it
Massimo needs new strings for the Fender he plays
Dignity in labor but this ain't for the spotlight
Sixty-eight years old and I'm counting the days
[Chorus]
Don't trust the bucket with the liquid brown and still
Better hold it level
Don't trust the bucket with the liquid brown and still
Better hold it level
[Outro]
Walk it steady to the truck now...