Swamp Cooler

13-years old, she wants to be a woman
Up on Facebook looking for a pretty boy
Sending pictures she wouldn’t show her mama
Inside a room filled with childhood toys

On the outside it all looks the same
A broke down car and a plaque with their last name
The only thing that makes them the same
Is an old swamp cooler in the window pane

A teenage boy trying hard to fit in
Makin’ plans and drinking with his friends
Growing up with his daddy’s drunken nights
Locked in his room, while they fuss and fight

On the outside it all looks the same
A broke down car and a plaque with their last name
All they have that makes them the same
Is an old swamp cooler

It’s late and the kids are out the door
They snuck out back over that old squeaky floor
It’s sad to see all that’s in their future
Is that water flowing through that old swamp cooler

On the outside it all looks the same
A broke down car and a plaque with their last name
And all they have that makes them the same
Is an old swamp cooler in the window pane