Neighborhood Walk - Wax

I was visiting my dad in the state of MD

We’re sittin' on the couch watching AMC

He’s still at the house in which he raised me

Still spends most of his time watching TV

An old western or a musical with Fred Astaire

Every commercial they’re talkin' about Medicare

JJ from Good Times is the spokesman

I wonder how much cash it took

For them to coax him into doin' it

Times change, people age

Both in real life and on the airwaves

I got up off the couch, walked out the front door

My old neighborhood I had an urge to explore

Up the driveway to the cul de sac

Took a look around and it all came back

Nostalgia ran through me and it tickled my soul

Took a deep breath and embarked on a stroll

A long time resident sees me and waves

From his driveway, I remember the day it was paved

The asphalt is cracking at a similar rate

And in a similar design as the lines on his face

He said his wife had passed and he asked me to pardon him

For the unkempt state that his yard was in

See, he kept the grass cut be she had done the gardenin'

The large amount of weeds told the story of how hard it’s been

«T was nice talkin'

To you,» I told him then I kept on walkin'

The next house down was very familiar

A memory played in my brain with an old movie filter

A scene of when my childhood friend lived there

I see the old couch, the old tables and chair

I see my friend as a child, his mother and his siblings

A family from the past that once really existed

If I had dreamt it all it wouldn’t be much different

I pass by several houses in a row

Each one reminds me of a person I know

The rental property where they just let the weeds grow

Is like my homie Matt who kinda let himself go

Shutters, shingles, siding and bricks

Some are like new, some really need to be fixed

Normal wear and tear as a house gets older

That squeaky sliding door kinda reminds me of my shoulder

A teenage kid drives by way too fast

Rebellious music of his generation on blast

Very reminiscent of myself of the past

The drums are more trappy but the rap’s just as crass

Miles after miles my childhood is embedded in everything that I pass

The green street signs may be startin' to rust

But the grass is the same shade of green, it’s lush

It compliments the yellow on the passing school bus

As it slows down out the red stop sign juts

And the door of the bus is like my tear ducts

My eyes water up and out the kids jump

Each hit the street as the tears hit my cheeks

I can’t explain why it makes me cry, I’m just weak

The sun starts droppin', the sky gets less bright

The streetlights all start to light

Pretty soon I’ll be in the streetlight stage of my life

Where I start headin' home and day turns to night

I won’t be around but this neighborhood might

Along with this song I was able to write

That walk built me up quite a healthy appetite

I’m so lucky I get to have dinner with my dad tonight