Bill Callahan - The Mackenzies lyrics
[Bill Callahan - 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 peeked outside through the blinds
At my house next door in the sun
Wife in the rec room
Kids'll be home from school soon
I thought, "I'll 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"
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 peeked outside through the blinds
At my house next door in the sun
Wife in the rec room
Kids'll be home from school soon
I thought, "I'll 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"