The Mackenzies - Bill Callahan

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 peaked outside through the blinds

At my house next door in the sun

Wife in the rec room

Kids’d be home from school soon

I thought I’d 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.»