When I
was 12, while checkin' the mail
I was admiring the car of the man next door
And thinkin' to myself, Man! One of these days
I'm gonna have me a house like that with a big
red door
And his yard was mowed and his grass was green
And the driveway was edged and all the shrubs
were trimmed so perfectly
I had a crush on his wife and I played ball with
his son
I pondered how much money he made, went inside
and turned the TV on
And he was laying in an overflowing bathtub of
red water
The first and the last time he ever relaxed
And they said, "he had a smile on his face", his
final offer
The steam on the mirror said, "One more thing to
say"
I was watchin' TV, havin' one of mom's famous
Rice Crispy treats
watching Tom & Jerry, I heard a car horn beep
I ran to the window, his wife and son were home
with bags of stuff they had got at the mall
I went in my room and got my glove and ball
I lept off the steps and asked his son could he
play
And his son looked at his wife and his wife told
his son
"I guess it'll be okay"
And that beautiful woman, she walked in that
beautiful house
When I realized I forgot my hat, I said,
"I'll be back" and turned around
And he was laying in an overflowing bathtub of
red water
The first and the last time he ever relaxed
And they said, "he had a smile on his face", his
final offer
The steam on the mirror said, "One more thing to
say"
There was screaming, there was crying
There was sirens, I thought I was dreamin'
And the sun was shinin', it was a beautiful day
His wife was talking to an officer, through the
noise I heard her say
And he was laying in an overflowing bathtub of
red water
The first and the last time he ever relaxed
And they said, "he had a smile on his face", his
final offer
The steam on the mirror said, "I got one more
thing to say"
And he was laying in an overflowing bathtub of
red water
The first and the last time he ever relaxed
And they said, "he had a smile on his face", his
final offer
The steam on the mirror said
And he was laying in an overflowing bathtub of
red water
The first and the last time he ever relaxed
And they said, "he had a smile on his face", his
final offer
The steam on the mirror said, "I got one more
thing to say"
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