Rip Lawn Chair
Urban Odyssey: Life's Ups and Downs in 'Rip Lawn Chair'
Lyrics
This city wants you to move on
This city desires or expects you to move forward or progress.
Records for sale, couch on the lawn
There are items like records for sale and a couch placed outside on the lawn, possibly for free.
With a sign that reads clean, take it for free
A sign accompanies these items indicating they are clean and free for anyone to take.
Fifth of the month and I bet you probably
It's the fifth day of the month and there's a speculation that you might have lent money to a friend for rent.
Lent your friend some money for rent
It's implied that you lent money to a friend for rent.
so now you've got nothing to spend on it
Consequently, you now find yourself without any money left to spend.
This winter cleaned me right out
The winter season has depleted or used up all of your resources.
Spring comes around, I'm ahead of it all.
As spring arrives, you're managing to stay ahead or cope with everything.
Laugh when your mom call's em eavesdrops
There's laughter when your mother calls and listens in on conversations.
Swing from the ladder, break the fall
Metaphorically, swinging from a ladder, risking a fall, possibly indicating taking risks or chances.
On the lawn chair bleached like the dead coral reef
The lawn chair is described as bleached, resembling a dead coral reef, implying irreparable damage or change.
It'll never be the same again
Emphasizing that things will never return to their previous state.
Pick us up 2pm coffees
A request or plan to pick up coffees at 2 pm.
The man at the counter picks up a convo and
A person at the counter engages in conversation, seemingly familiar or comfortable enough to continue talking.
Carries it through like he knows me
Continuing the conversation as if the person knows the speaker well.
Reaches the punchline make it a combo?
Proposing to combine something, possibly referring to the conversation or ordering.
His blonde hair bleached like the stain on my teeth
Comparing someone's blonde hair to a stain on teeth, possibly implying a negative association.
Either way, feels nice to pretend
Regardless of the situation, it's comforting or pleasant to engage in pretense or imagination.
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