Lyrics Cardboard Boxes - Loudon Wainwright III

Cardboard Boxes

I’m gonna go to the supermarket
I’m gonna go to the liquor store
I’m gonna get me some cardboard boxes
You know what them boxes are for
I’m gonna rent me a U-Haul trailer
Hook it on the back of my old car
Call up some of my stronger buddies
That’s what your strong buddies are for
We’re gonna move
We’re gonna move, yeah, move
Give it to the Salvation Army or the Goodwill
We’ve got so much junk it’s a joke
Wrap a knickknack in some old newspaper
I know it was a present, but the damn thing broke
Your old shoes and my old T-shirts
My strong buddies crave ice cold beers
Don’t throw that away;
it’s a family heirloom
I’ve had that ashtray for 15 years
We’re gonna move
We’re gonna move, yeah, move
We’re gonna empty out our old place
Move into a brand new better space;
move
We got the books and the records and the tapes and the pictures
And the pots and the pans and all the breakable glass
The living room couch and the dining room table
The washer and the dryer;
what a pain in the ass
We’ve got the TV and the home entertainment center
The box spring and the queen-size bed
We got the Christmas decorations and the bureau and the playpen
If we had a piano, I think I’d drop dead
We’re gonna move
We’re gonna move, yeah, move
At the end day, the old place is empty
And the new place houses all of our stuff
Unpack all the crap in the cardboard boxes
It wasn’t that bad;
no, it wasn’t so rough
My strong buddies look a little bit grumpy
I don’t why I broke my butt
Tomorrow we’ll call up the telephone company
And get another set of house keys cut
We’re gonna move
We’re gonna move, yeah, move
I can tell by the look on your face
You just love our brand new better space, baby, move
We’re gonna move, we’re gonna move
We’re gonna move, we’re gonna move
Yeah, move