House Next Door

from Dead Birds by Hunter Hicks

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I wish I lived in a house like the one across the street
'cause the grass is always cut and the windows are always clean
I'd wash my clothes ones a week, do all the dishes in the sink
I'd kill the time until I had no time to think

I wanna go to church on Sunday, without a question on my mind
Turn on the news and find a man to get behind
I'd clear the desk and pull the blinds and know right where to draw that line
And tell trouble, "come back some other time"

I'm gonna get me a house like the one they got next door
Where I'd wake up in the morning and wouldn't have to know what for
And ma and pa could come to town, I'd show them a look around
I wouldn't worry about what was hiding in my drawer

Tonight I'll be in bed, well before nine
I'll be up in the morning before the light
I'll quit smoking cigarettes and start eating right
And by the time that I've got it, all right

I'll bet I wished I
Lived in a house like the one they got next door,
Where the kids got so much time and they got so much to live for
My better days they've come and gone and I just mow the goddamn lawn
I've got the keys, but don't drive anymore

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from Dead Birds, released June 10, 2019

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Hunter Hicks Laramie, Wyoming

Hunter Hicks, raised in the state of Wyoming and currently based out of New Orleans, performs original songs meant to blend into the great American songbook. An ode to the tradition of songwriting, reminiscing the craft of everything from Lightning Hopkins to Hank Williams, Hicks sees American folk music as a tradition that can survive the modern world. ... more

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