The Mackenzies

Lyrics

My car broke down
 In front of my house
 I was turning it over and over
 And an older man came runnin' out
 
 He said "Don't you do that, son
 
 You'll only make it worse
 ♪
 I'll call my buddy Koji
 He can fix anything
 And he owes me
 ♪
 And my just look at the time
 It's almost beer-thirty
 Ya must be thirsty
 Come on inside with me
 Join the family"
 ♪
 Inside it seemed a place had already been laid for me
 ♪
 We never met before
 Despite livin' next door
 See I'm the type of guy
 Who sees a neighbor outside
 And stays inside and hides
 
 I'll run that errand another time
 ♪
 As Jack and I bonded over our love of Mel Tormé
 ♪
 And the early movies of Kid and Play
 ♪
 Brenda brought the drinks in on a tray
 And said "For dinner you must stay"
 It was such a comfy and cozy den
 And I wished that Jack would call me "son" again
 ♪
 After dinner we talked some more
 Brenda stretched and quickly said
 "Let me show you to your bed"
 ♪
 There were photos on the wall
 Of a boy maybe twenty-one or so
 Leanin' against a brand new Camaro
 ♪
 I could tell by his eyes that he had died
 Some time ago
 And his room kept alive
 ♪
 I peaked outside through the blinds
 At my house next door in the sun
 Wife in the rec room
 Kids'd be home from school soon
 I thought I'd just shut my eyes for five
 ♪
 When I opened them again
 Night had come
 ♪
 And brought two figures to the door
 And they said "Son, it's okay."
 "It's okay. Son. Son. We're okay. We're okay."
 

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Song Details

Duration
05:03
Key
5
Tempo
82 BPM

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