Bob's at work

Kathy's at school

I'm home alone

Stare at the pool

I start to glaze

I'm off caffeine

To beat malaise

I think I'll clean

Dust the pictures in the hall

Get up close, inspect the faces

That doesn't look like me at all

Oh my goodness, Cathy's braces!

Ah

I remember taking this

In '92, I'm all aglow because

Bob is giving me a kiss

That's how I know how long ago it was

Leave the pictures in the hall

Erase the stains, head to the foyer

Ignore the black mark on the wall

Caused by my daughter, the destroyer

All the things that child broke

Those Precious Moments that we had

I know she did it to provoke

Cuz she's exactly like her dad

I take a breath, I suffocate

My house dress hurts, my hands go pink

I try to breathe, I feel the weight

Head for the kitchen, for the sink

The cabinet underneath

I grab the bottle, fingers shake

To pop the top I use my teeth

My heart goes fast, I pulse, I quake

I pour the liquid

In the bucket

I breathe it in

I taste it, suck it

In my lungs

It feels like, Whoa

In my lungs,

It starts real slow

And then grow, grow

Grow, grow, grow, grow

Oh, oh

Ammonia, how you take the stain away

Ammonia, how you take the pain away

Oh, Ammonia

Oh, oh

Suddenly I'm laughing and I'm flying

Nothing's wrong and I'm no longer crying

Oh, Ammonia

Mm, Yeah, Uh uh uh

Get a little bit comfortable now

Off comes the dress, unhook the bra

Rip the curtain off the window now

That mailman likes what he just saw

Breathe in, Breathe in, Breathe in

Don't have a kid, don't have a spouse

Breathe in, Breathe in, Breathe in

Aw, shit, I love to clean the house!

Rip the pictures off the wall

The plastic smiles, hidden tears

Soon as each one starts to fall

The memory in it disappears

And I travel back in time

To happy days, to seventeen

Before I chose which hill to climb

Back when the slate was clean, Clean, Clean!

I breathe it in, the feeling flows

I squeeze the sponge, my hand gets wetter

It's almost like the liquid knows

That it's making me feel better

I love it more than I love Bob

If I could marry it I would

It drives me wild, it does the job

Does what that asshole never could

Oh, baby, make me feel so good

Oh, oh

Ammonia, how you take the stain away

Ammonia, how you take the pain away

Oh, Ammonia

Oh, oh

Suddenly I'm gasping and convulsing

I scream and squeal, I feel my body pulsing

Oh, Ammonia

My daughter used to love me

She doesn't anymore

I wish that she could see me right now

Naked on the floor

I'd make her look me in the eyes

I'd give her this advice:

Every time you make a compromise

It comes at quite a price

It sneaks up on you in the dark

And it always leaves a mark

And No, No, Ammonia cannot take that stain away

It doesn't truly take the pain away

Oh, Ammonia

Oh, oh

It isn't really genuine elation

Just temporary sweet alleviation

Oh, Ammonia

Oh, oh

Breathe it in as hard as I can muster

And suddenly I start to see the luster

Oh, Ammonia

Oh! Oh!

There it is!, I'm screaming and I'm flying

Nothing's wrong and I'm no longer dying

Oh, Ammonia

Oh! Oh!

La la la la la la la la la la

La la la la la la la la la la

Oh, Ammonia!

Bob just got home

Kathy, too

My day was fine

And how are you?

Put back the bottle

But I feel no sorrow

Cuz Oh, Ammonia

I'll see you tomorrow

Oh, Ammonia