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Respectable Street

Decency's Jigsaw: Unveiling the Quirks of Respectable Street
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Lyrics

Heard the neighbor slam his car door

Neighbor slamming car door is noticed

Don't he realize this is respectable street

Questioning neighbor's awareness of living in a respectable street

What d'you think he bought that car for

Wondering about the purpose of the neighbor's car purchase

'Cause he realize this is respectable street

Emphasizing the awareness of living in a respectable street


Now they talk about absorption

Discussion about absorption and cosmopolitan proportions

In cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters

Reference to daughters in the context of cosmopolitanism

As they speak of child prevention

Mentioning discussions on child prevention

And immaculate receptions on their portable

Referring to immaculate receptions on portable entertainment centers

Sony entertainment centers

Specific mention of Sony entertainment centers


Heard the neighbor slam his car door

Repetition of the neighbor slamming car door

Don't he realize this is respectable street

Reiteration of questioning neighbor's awareness

What d'you think he bought that car for

Repeating the query about the neighbor's car purchase

Don't he realize this is respectable street

Emphasizing the lack of neighbor's realization


Now she speaks about diseases

Discussion on diseases and pleasing propositions

And which proposition pleases best her old man

Referring to what pleases the woman's old man

Avon lady fills the creases

Introduction of the Avon lady and filling creases

When she manages to squeeze in past the caravans

Mentioning challenges of squeezing in past caravans

That never move from their front gardens

Caravans that never move from front gardens


Heard the neighbor slam his car door

Repetition of the neighbor slamming car door

Don't he realize this is respectable street

Reiteration of questioning neighbor's awareness

What d'you think he bought that car for

Repeating the query about the neighbor's car purchase

Don't he realize this is respectable street

Emphasizing the lack of neighbor's realization


It's in the order of their hedgerows

Observations about the order of hedgerows

It's in the way their curtains open and close

Noticing the way curtains open and close

It's in the look they give you down their nose

Reflecting on the looks given down their nose

All part of decency's jigsaw I suppose

Suggesting it's part of decency's jigsaw puzzle


Sunday church and they look fetching

Reference to Sunday church attendance and looking fetching

Saturday night saw him stretching over our fence

Describing a Saturday night scene involving stretching over a fence

Bang the wall for me to turn down

Mentioning banging the wall to turn down noise

I can see them with their stern frown

Visualizing neighbors with stern frown

As they dispense the kind of look that says

Dispensing a disapproving look implying perfection

They're perfect

Explicitly stating the neighbors are perfect


Heard my neighbor slam his car door

Repetition of hearing the neighbor slam his car door

Don't he realize this is respectable street

Reiteration of questioning neighbor's awareness

What d'you think he bought that car for

Repeating the query about the neighbor's car purchase

Don't he realize this is respectable street

Emphasizing the lack of neighbor's realization

He realize this is respectable street

Neighbor finally realizing the respectable nature of the street

He realize this is respectable street

Reiteration of the neighbor's realization

He realize this is respectable street

Final repetition of the neighbor's realization

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