Sitting here in my front porch swing

Just checking out the ‘hood . . .

Catching up on what’s going down,

All the bad news and the good.

 

Now there goes Lester “Better-than-you-all”

Cruising in his red sport’s car.

He comes down here where the poor folks live

So he can feel sup-er-i-or.

 

. . . Comes Peg and Jim with Little Tim . . .

Ain’t neither got a clue . . .

Kissing and fighting, strolling hand-in-hand,

Out of money, out of work, out of school.

 

. . . Can’t buy Little Timmy no diapers,

but they always  seem to find a cigatette.

. . . or a sometimes beer or some other cheer,

so their money hasn’t run out yet.

 

Now, there’s the best dang guy in the whole darn town,

Over mowing his neighbor’s yard.

He helps every one and he judges none

. . . gotta wonder how he works so hard.

 

There goes Cartoon Jack (Some call him Geek)

He’s alright when he lives alone.

But, when he gets with Jane, he goes insane.

So it’s better if she stays gone.

 

It’s a daily chore doing what I do . . .

Just checking out the neighborhood.

It’s a real Road Show to watch them come and go

Making news, some bad . . . some good