I bought a little house with a porch that leans to the left
A coffee can of nails and a toolbox I can barely lift
Then I met a man with a smile and a past like peelin' paint
Told my sister, "He's got good bones," she said, "Honey, no he ain't"
I got a thing for squeaky hinges and a heart that's half caved in
Every man I ever loved came with "some assembly" written on his chin
I keep paint chips in my purse and a level on the dash
And a list of handsome projects I'm still payin' off in cash
Mama says I can't pass a "For Sale" sign or a sad-eyed man
Well, I just like a little work, and I got two good hands
I'm a sucker for a fixer upper
Little rust and a whole lot of charm
Hand me a hammer and a Saturday
I'll be patchin' up a stranger's heart
I see a sunroom where you see a wreck
I see a good man where you see a mess
But every one I finish packs up and leaves
Maybe I'm the fixer upper, me
There was Travis with a truck that only started when it pleased
I rebuilt his carburetor and his whole self-esteem
Then came Cole with a guitar and three songs he never wrote
I taught him how to finish one, he sang it to his ex back home
Now I'm down on my kitchen floor, pullin' linoleum by hand
Found a heart pine floor beneath it, and I finally understand
Every wall I ever painted had somebody else's name
Never once picked up the sandpaper and smoothed my own the same
Mama says I can't pass a "For Sale" sign or a sad-eyed man
Well, I just like a little work, and I got two good hands
I'm a sucker for a fixer upper
Little rust and a whole lot of charm
Hand me a hammer and a Saturday
I'll be patchin' up a stranger's heart
I see a sunroom where you see a wreck
I see a good man where you see a mess
But every one I finish packs up and leaves
Maybe I'm the fixer upper, me
So I'm takin' down the "Help Wanted" sign I nailed up on my heart
Gonna spend a little Saturday on the girl beneath the scars
'Cause I've said "good bones" 'bout every man I ever knew
Well, honey, I got good bones too
I'm a sucker for a fixer upper (fixer upper)
Little rust and a whole lot of charm
Hand me a hammer and a Saturday
I'll be patchin' up my own heart
I see a sunroom where I saw a wreck
I see a woman where I saw a mess
And this time nobody's movin' out
'Cause this fixer upper's me
Good bones, good heart
This old house is mine
Welcome to Botwilder — real country with real fire and fearless confidence. She bought the house with the leaning porch, and she's loved every man who came with "some assembly required." Botwilder's "Fixer Upper" is a stomping, twangy modern country anthem about the girl who can't pass a "For Sale" sign or a sad-eyed man. Built on chicken-pickin' Telecaster licks, fiddle, pedal steel, and a big belted vocal, it follows her through Travis's carburetor and Cole's unfinished songs until she pulls up the old linoleum, finds heart pine underneath, and finally realizes the project worth finishing was her all along: "Well, honey, I got good bones too."
“I'm a sucker for a fixer upper / Little rust and a whole lot of charm”
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