When I was twelve, while checking the mail I was admirin the car of the man next door And thinkin to myself, man, one of these days Im 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 layin 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 I was watchin TV, havin one of mums famous rice crispy treats Watching Tom Jerry, I heard a car, horn beeped 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 leapt up the steps and asked his son could he play And his son looked at his wife and his wife told his son I guess itll be ok That beautiful woman, she walked in that beautiful house When I realised I forgot my hat I said Ill be right back and turned around And he was layin 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 There was screaming, there was crying There was silence, I thought I was dreamin And the sun was shining, it was a beautiful day His wife was talking to an officer, through the noise I heard her say And he was layin 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 layin 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 layin 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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