Richmond Fontaine - Three Brothers Roll Into Town lyrics

Three brother roll into town One's just out of lock-up One's a drunk and a clown The other don't say much of anything They're worried he's slow but he Don't mind 'cause then they don't expect anything They drive to the biggest city that they've ever been They stay in a basement room with their cousin In a part of town called Felony Flats The cousin's out of work They sleep on the floor in sleeping bags Time, time don't mean anything When your 16, i9, and 20 They cooked their meals on a Coleman stove The oldest got a job washing dishes In an old folks home The middle got on with a construction crew And the youngest helped his cousin Collecting scrap metal for a guy who never paid What he was supposed to At night they'd sit in that basement room Lntimidated by the city And not sure what else to do They drank by the case Rainier in cans The middle would make everyone laugh The oldest would start talking about how He should have k**ed their dad He stole a watch and a wallet From an old ladies' drawer They found them in his coat And he was caught cold He called his brothers before they took him away He said time, time don't mean anything I'll be out before you know it And then together we'll leave Then the cousin got kicked out of his basement room For having too many people And cooking when he wasn't supposed to So he went back to their hometown But the brothers wouldn't leave They just moved into their van Waiting For the oldest to be released He was sentenced for just three months But in a holding cell he got into a tight And for a year was sent up They held on through the winter living in their van Listening to the radio at night From their sleeping bags Time, time don't mean anything When you're 16, 19, and 20 Time, time don't mean anything When you're already sinking at 16, 19, and 20