My Brother's Trapper Keeper
Friendship's Burdens: A Comedic Tale of Loyalty and Chaos
Lyrics
I got a call from a dear old friend
I received a call from a close friend.
He's the kind of friend you can depend on
He is a reliable and trustworthy friend.
The kind of friend you can depend on til the end
Emphasizing the reliability of the friend until the end.
The kind of friend who'll say, "can you lend me
The friend is the type to ask for financial assistance.
A dollar or two or three or four
Asking for increasing amounts of money.
In fact can you lend me just a little bit more
Continuing to request more financial help.
Oh and I borrowed your car I didn't go far
Admitting to borrowing the friend's car but not going far.
I left your car keys in the yard
Leaving the car keys in the yard.
Oh and you're out of gas I was driving real fast
Explaining the car is out of gas due to fast driving.
How am I supposed to know who's yard?
Expressing ignorance about whose yard the car is in.
I remember there was grass oh if anybody asks
Recalling there was grass in the yard.
I've been here for the last three days and nights
Claiming to have been at the friend's place for three days.
Just say I never left your side
Suggesting to deny the absence if asked.
Better dim the lights and hide
Advising to dim the lights and hide.
And besides I told them I was you
Stating that the speaker pretended to be the friend.
And it's true there's a few things I'd like you to do
Requesting help with a few things as the friend.
My friend Big Lou who arrives tonight from Peru
Mentioning a friend named Big Lou arriving from Peru.
He's just passing though
Clarifying that Big Lou is just passing through.
Lou and five or six guys from his crew
Informing about Lou and his crew staying for a day or two.
Will be staying for a day or two
Expressing hope for the friend's endurance.
I'm praying that you'll make it through
Advising to buy lots of wine in preparation.
If I were you I'd buy lots of wine
Additional request or suggestion related to wine.
And oh yeah there's just one thing more
Noting that One-Eyed Vinnie has a sore back.
One-Eyed Vinnie's back is sore
Explaining that Vinnie got shot in the spine.
He kind of took a slug in the spine
Asking the friend to accommodate Vinnie's situation.
So I hope you don't mind taking the floor
Expressing hope that the friend doesn't mind.
For an indeterminant length of time"
Indicating that the friend needs to provide lodging for an unknown duration.
But after all he's my dear old friend
Reiterating that, despite the situation, the person is a dear old friend.
And you know he can depend on me
Affirming the reciprocal dependence in the friendship.
And when we die I won't stop to wonder why
Reflecting on the inevitability of death.
Just there I'll lie
Accepting the fate of lying there without questioning.
High on lame excuses and empty promises
Being high on lame excuses and empty promises.
I can't justify it
Acknowledging the inability to justify actions.
I can't just close my eyes and deny it
Admitting the difficulty of closing eyes and denying reality.
I'd tell you the moral if I were able
Acknowledging the absence of a clear moral lesson.
But this isn't some kind of Aesop's Fable
Rejecting the comparison to Aesop's Fable.
It more like the story of Cain and Abel
Comparing the situation to the story of Cain and Abel.
It just took a while to figure out which one I was
Acknowledging the delay in realizing one's identity in the story.
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