Fishhook lyrics

There's a driveway conversation Between two neighbours Where one feels comfortable Expressing his opinion Or what he thinks is his opinion Can we just talk about the weather And how some rain would really help the grass grow? I'm tired of conversations with this geriatric asshole And he says: This is how we grow, we disagree But the growth you need would take too much from me So I walk away and call him a dick Spitting mad about how backward that generation is Then it hits me Yeah, there it is I'm painting him with thicker strokes Just as broad as his He's still a dick Yeah, but so am I So I curse at him under my breath Every time that he walks by Oh, man, I miss Pete When I lived across town, he lived across the street When the plough went by he'd be there with a shovel to dig me out Two bad knees, no big trouble Dig me out Dig me out Dig me out Dig me out of this conversation Where I am inundated with misinformation It's Covid Vaccines Communist tyrants He's using these big words But can't quite define them And he says: Kids these days are lazy, go out and get a job Oh cause there's all these fucking jobs to get And if they find them, they barely pay the rent So I have to remind him To get everything you have They have to work twice as hard as you did Or maybe more I'll be damned if I stand in the way of anyone I'd rather open the door On your way out of this world Please remember You don't know a goddamn thing at all Oh, man, I miss Pete When I lived across town, he lived across the street When the plough went by he'd be there with a shovel to dig me out He had two bad knees It was no big trouble Dig me out Dig me out Dig me I know you see them as a threat But try not to forget If you put kindness in the world It's kindness that you get But if everything inside you is just bitterness and grey Congratufuckinglations You're a tired old cliche Dig me out of this hole What you need ain't no big trouble I'll help to dig you out I'll dig you out So you can build a fence around your garden To try and keep the deer out So you can grow more fruit than you can eat Or you can tear the fence down And enjoy their graceful nature knowing You did the best thing for the street So clutch your pearls in a warm grave And think of everything you made And count up every cent you saved Who'd you save them from? So clutch your pearls in a warm grave Why are you so goddamn afraid? It's hard to effect a major change But you can change your dated ways When I close my door he goes away As the conversation in my head replays There's no room in his heart for any doubt Because he thinks no one ever helped to dig him out I'll dig you out There's a conversation in a driveway One I hope I'm having someday With someone different Someone more enlightened I don't want to grow old and jaded Arrogant delusional and full of hatred Acting like a dick because I can't admit that I am frightened