Todd Snider - You Think You Know Somebody lyrics

Snider I think you know somebody You think they know you I think you know somebody But man, you never do Jackie used to live three blocks away from me We used to throw a baseball and they'd climb his old oak tree And we would sneak his old man' s cigarettes behind the picket fence Swore that we would always be the best of friends We would sit out on the curb and talk on summer nights Until Jackie's daddy called him, and he took off like a light The Friday nights were all the same, our high school senior year We hung out at the river, we drank Black Label beer And we would listen to the stories with all of our old friends Maybe sneak, toke or two down where the river bends Well, I remember how I said I'd drive him home on Friday night Well, he said, "Go on without me, buddy, I'll be alright" We went off to college to start our Freshman year Well, I went off to school about an hour away from here But you know Jackie, he took off, went to college out of state He used to call me all the time, he used to tell me it was great He said, "I'm coming home for Christmas and I hope you'll do the same" And we'd said that he was coming but Jackie never came I think you know somebody You think they know you I think you know somebody But man, he never do Well, the night he got married, well, I was his best man He's moved back to town and now neighbors again I've since found myself a wife, so now I'm married too Our families get together every Sunday afternoon His boy and my boy, they'd sit out and talk out at night Until Jackie calls for his boy, and he takes off like a light Last night I saw the flashing lights, I quickly ran outside The neighbor lady told me that Jackie's youngest boy died And I was shocked to see the cops had Jackie handcuffed in the car Until this morning's paper told me that Jackie'd gone too far And now they're saying Jackie, he ain't the only one to blame 'Cause battered children, they almost always grow up to do the same And I think you know somebody You think they know you I think you know somebody But man, you never do