"I ain't right but I ain't left"
Strange thing he said to me on the day we first met
Ex-prison guard, pretty large, military vet
Sizing me from his front yard, I wasn't worried yet
He seemed friendly, I told him my name
He said he keep to himself, I said, "We mostly do the same"
"Nice to meet you, welcome to the neighborhood"-type introduction
I kept it moving, no more reason for discussion
Know I've recently been wondering what the deal is
Deliveries keep coming and going, what is he building?
Kids toys in the yard but no kids
Brings a lot of trash out and groceries in
No one ever visits, never opens windows
I swear though I could hear distant voices echoing from limbo
The dude is not on Facebook, uses a flip phone
My wife insists, "No, it couldn't happen in our zip code"
She don't think so, she sounds like the people on the news
No one thinks of taking action 'til it's happening to you
I'm just trying to be proactive and I think we need to face it
I got a neighbor who I think may have some people in the basement
I got a neighbor who I think may have some people in the basement
I got a neighbor (I got a neighbor)
Ask him how high the hedge is (How high the hedge is)
How tall the grass (How tall the grass)
You love your neighbor (You love your neighbor)
But how long's it last? (How long's it last?)
How high the hedge is (How high the hedge is)
How tall the grass (How tall the grass)
You love your neighbor (You love your neighbor)
For how long? (For how long?)
He ain't wrong but he ain't right
Just keep your eyes off of my lawn and don't worry about my life
I ain't a good neighbor? Well I'm a good shot
Which might be necessary since I heard he don't believe in good cops
He fits the profile of the thugs I used to profile
Got nothing to do with racial makeup, it's just that whole style
You know the type, looks like he messes with pipe bombs
Told my kids to stay inside when they see his lights on
Now I got them learning how to build stuff (Build stuff)
While I weatherize our shelter to protect us from the wind gusts
'Cause winter's coming, and this time it might not ever leave
Unlike my wife, 'cause when I returned from overseas
I was someone different, see now I'm new to this area
Hey, keep a safe distance, that's the American way
Look at these self-snitches, their fancy camera phones
Good for them I guess, leave that mess pointed at your own
Let NSA have a field day, Siri don't live here
Don't tell me how the outside world works, I killed there
I'ma teach my kids the differences between you and me
'Til this whole damn country is a gated community
Stay scared, so scared
'Til this whole damn country is a gated community
Stay scared, baby
I got a neighbor (I got a neighbor)
Who says, "How high the hedge is?" (How high the hedge is?)
"How tall the grass?" (How tall the grass?)
You love your neighbor (You love your neighbor)
But how long's it last? (But how long's it last?)
How high the hedge is (How high the hedge is)
How tall the grass (How tall the grass)
You love your neighbor (You love your neighbor)
For how long? (For how long?)
Scared
So scared
Stay scared
You know you heard about it every couple years
News vans, cameras, bystanders in tears
And when the truth appears
There's no punishment too severe
For lunatics keeping humans like souvenirs down in a room somewhere
Look at him out there mowing his lawn
Acting like it ain't a thing going on
Look at him out there washing his car
Probably wondering where all of us are
Look at him out there tending his garden
When he collect the harvest, I'ma end what he started
Look at him out there building his wall
Acting like it won't eventually fall
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