I lived with roaches in Falls Church, Virginia
Where the neighbors had nothing to say
Where the mean guy upstairs would just as soon k** you
As tell you the time or the name of the day
And the babies ate pigeons
Threw cats out the windows
While their mothers just cooked and forgave
Old men watched while little girls jiggled
When they whirled and they twirled
On a dead mailman's grave.
Some things you do for the love of a friend
Some things you do for your mother
Sometimes you sing just to cheer up the kids
Cause you don't have a son or a daughter
And the time that you're living is a big waste of life
Seems pointless to work, steal, or borrow
Your last friend the dog snuck off in the fog
And yesterday feels like tomorrow.
I moved up north to Dover, New Hampshire
Where the friendly neighbors had nice things to say
Where the woman next door would just as soon love you
As tell you the time or the name of the day
But the skunks had rabies
And the squirrels ate the babies
While their mothers just sat in new shiny cars
Old men slept while little girls wiggled
When they whirled and they twirled
Under New England stars
And now I live in a lane on a highway
Where I don't have neighbors and kids do not play
And the cars beside me, and the cars behind
They're all going somewhere where they don't want to stay
And the babies eat plastic
Throw food out the windows
While their mothers just drive and they drive to forget
Old men die and little girls giggle
And they won't look my way
Not on a ten dollar bet.
Some things you do for the love of a friend
Some things you do for your mother
Sometimes you sing just to cheer up the kids
Cause you don't have a son or a daughter
And the time that you're living is a big waste of life
Seems pointless to work, steal, or borrow
Your last friend the dog snuck off in the fog
And yesterday sounds, sounds just like tomorrow.