[Intro, spoken] Who brought the extension cord? Not that one. The long one. [Verse 1] Fan in the window doing circles for free, Ice in a bucket getting smaller than the key. Mr. Bell drags a speaker from a cabinet of plates, Says it only plays the left side, left side sounds great. Somebody's aunt has a chair with her name, Nobody knows her, but we honor the claim. Kid with a water gun guarding the grill, Payment is a hot dog, negotiates the dill. I've got a shirt that was white when I left, Mustard on the pocket looking like a family crest. Neighbor runs a cable out the second-floor screen, Now the whole block's dancing on the washing machine. [Hook, half-chanted] On the hot side of the block, Keep a little room by the speaker. If your ice turns back to water, Pour a little out for the sneakers. [Verse 2] She brought a salad in a bowl built for a crew, Nobody touched it, so she called it barbecue. Now there's a line, same leaves, new name, She says the dressing costs extra, everybody pays. Delivery man came searching for a door, Left with two ribs and a reason to be late. Old man counting every beat with his cane, Says the snare is too polite, then he teaches it some pain. I tried to lean cool, plastic chair folded, Whole street laughed, somebody caught the soda. Got up with a bow, checked the damage to my pride, Found another chair, put the weak one to the side. [Hook] On the hot side of the block, Keep a little room by the speaker. If your ice turns back to water, Pour a little out for the sneakers. [Guitar break, eight bars] [Bridge, drums and voice] Lights in the windows, plates in a stack, Somebody's arguing over who takes what back. Mr. Bell says the speaker can stay till tomorrow, But the cord belongs to someone we should probably follow. [Final hook] On the hot side of the block, Keep a little room by the speaker. If your ice turns back to water, Pour a little out for the sneakers.
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