Me and Mr. Popularity - Andrew Barth Feldman/Joey Contreras.mp3

[00:00.000] 作曲 : Joseph Patrick Contreras
[00:04.582]Dad got his ear pierced, he's forty nine,
[00:06.920]Unemployment isn't treating him fine
[00:08.759]He tries on my clothes
[00:10.605]As if it'll make him cooler
[00:13.474]Mom's still working on some lawyer case
[00:15.323]She's never here, I'm forgetting her face,
[00:17.412]And I'm afraid of what dad might take up next
[00:22.134]Peter booked his next big role, bussing tables
[00:27.146]He says it's a stretch for him
[00:30.562]But me, surprisingly I'm doing great
[00:37.113]Because today
[00:39.480]Me and Mr. Popularity will be
[00:44.983]Spending more time you see, cause he
[00:48.631]Needs a tutor for computer science
[00:52.275]Until the semesters end
[00:56.459]And for me, this is the closest thing to having a friend
[01:03.274]Two weeks later and things are neat
[01:05.363]Sometimes he waves at me on the street,
[01:07.208]But that's only when there's no one in sight
[01:11.630]I could take it personally,
[01:13.723]But we're not hanging, just tutoring,
[01:15.822]And it's fine, I understand my role
[01:20.009]But today, he came to me it was kind of new
[01:26.046]Asked if I wanted to smoke with him some night,
[01:31.294]And I said, "Um, well, I've never smoked before, but alright!"
[01:37.360]Me and Mr. Popularity will be
[01:42.324]Engaging in illegal activity
[01:46.257]Guess he's tired of computer science
[01:49.912]So now I'm gonna spend a night getting to know a joint,
[01:57.002]And maybe a friend
[02:02.796]Such a strange and new sensation,
[02:06.997]Actually having a conversation
[02:10.933]Feeling anxious and nervous,
[02:14.093]But he's incredibly calm
[02:19.598]He talks about football and girls,
[02:21.712]He lives in such a different world,
[02:24.069]A life he seems to protect
[02:27.729]So I nod and I listen and learn
[02:29.561]As it suddenly starts to turn
[02:31.679]To things you'd never expect
[02:35.057]Seeing he's somewhat of a wreck,
[02:39.519]And that's something we can connect on
[02:47.941]Dad now listens to Lil Wayne,
[02:49.775]Mom is stressed and going insane,
[02:52.658]And normally I would care
[02:55.807]Peter's out auditioning,
[02:57.642]Out there living the American dream
[03:00.765]At least that's what they say
[03:03.912]But me, refreshingly, I'm doing great
[03:09.665]I'm appreciating every time I spend,
[03:14.918]Cause I never knew,
[03:19.108]I never knew,
[03:22.749]Back then that Me and Mr. Popularity would be
[03:29.298]Spending more time you see,
[03:32.179]Cause he needed a tutor for computer science,
[03:36.348]But that was way back then,
[03:38.420]Now we talk and laugh, again and again,
[03:40.259]And really, I think him and me
[03:45.487]Are possibly
[03:49.436]Becoming friends