Red Water
When I was twelve, while checking the mail
I was admiring the car of the man next door
And thinking to myself, man, one of these days
I'm 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
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And he was laying 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
One more thing to say
I was watching TV, having one of mom's famous rice crispy treats
Watching Tom and Jerry, I heard a car horn beep
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 off the stairs, and asked his son could he play
And his son looked at his wife and his wife told his son I guess it'll be okay
And that beautiful woman, she walked in that beautiful house
When I realized I forgot my hat, I said I'll be back and turned around
And he was laying 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
One more thing to say
There was screaming and there was crying
There was sirens, 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
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And he was laying 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
Agua Roja
Cuando tenía doce años, mientras revisaba el correo
Admiraba el auto del hombre de al lado
Y pensaba para mí mismo, hombre, algún día
Voy a tener una casa como esa con una gran puerta roja
Y su jardín estaba cortado, y su césped era verde
Y el camino estaba bordeado y todos los arbustos estaban recortados tan perfectamente
Estaba enamorado de su esposa y jugaba a la pelota con su hijo
Me preguntaba cuánto dinero ganaba, entré y encendí la televisión
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Y estaba acostado en una bañera desbordante de agua roja
La primera y última vez que se relajaba
Y dijeron que tenía una sonrisa en su rostro
Su última oferta, el vapor en el espejo decía
Una cosa más que decir
Estaba viendo la televisión, comiendo uno de los famosos arroz con leche de mamá
Viendo Tom y Jerry, escuché sonar el claxon de un auto
Corrí a la ventana, su esposa e hijo estaban en casa
Con bolsas de cosas que habían comprado en el centro comercial
Fui a mi habitación y agarré mi guante y pelota
Salté de las escaleras, y le pregunté a su hijo si podía jugar
Y su hijo miró a su esposa y su esposa le dijo a su hijo que supongo que estará bien
Y esa hermosa mujer, entró en esa hermosa casa
Cuando me di cuenta de que olvidé mi gorra, dije que volvería y me di la vuelta
Y estaba acostado en una bañera desbordante de agua roja
La primera y última vez que se relajaba
Y dijeron que tenía una sonrisa en su rostro
Su última oferta, el vapor en el espejo decía
Una cosa más que decir
Hubo gritos y llantos
Había sirenas, pensé que estaba soñando
Y el sol brillaba, era un hermoso día
Su esposa estaba hablando con un oficial
A través del ruido la escuché decir
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Y estaba acostado en una bañera desbordante de agua roja
La primera y última vez que se relajaba
Y dijeron que tenía una sonrisa en su rostro
Su última oferta, el vapor en el espejo decía
Tengo una cosa más que decir
Escrita por: D. Alexander