[Intro] [DJ cuts scratching in time] Yeah Flip it back Public station Pay attention [Verse 1] I had three channels on the dial, that was prime time Pajamas on, plastic bowl full of store-brand rice Sticky fingers, Saturday, sunlight on the floor Waiting for that theme song voice to open up the door Cardboard rocket on the screen, I was strapped in Learning all the planets while my cereal went thin Mom in thrift-store scrubs, heading out the door Kissed my forehead, said "that show will teach you more" [Chorus] We had PBS and hand-me-downs But we felt rich when the cartoons came around No cable, just a rabbit ear crown Still the whole damn world in our tiny town We had PBS and hand-me-downs Shaky signal, but the colors never drowned No cable, just turning the volume loud Made a living room feel like a cheering crowd (hey!) [Verse 2] (Back-and-forth) She: I counted shapes with paper friends, that was math class He: I learned to spell my own name off that broadcast She: Talking dogs told me "you can read it if you try" He: Every vowel like a ladder up a gray sky She: Ten-speed bike, rust chain, racing home at four He: Just to catch that book club, feet stuck to the floor She: Teachers laughed when I knew words they hadn't taught He: I just shrugged, said "yeah, my buddies on the box" [Chorus] We had PBS and hand-me-downs But we felt rich when the cartoons came around No cable, just a rabbit ear crown Still the whole damn world in our tiny town We had PBS and hand-me-downs Shaky signal, but the colors never drowned No cable, just turning the volume loud Made a living room feel like a cheering crowd [Bridge] Now the screen fits in a pocket, every show on tap But I miss waiting all week just to see that cast Static on the edges, golden in the core Those broke-kid mornings meant we never stayed poor [Muted trumpet solo] [Muted trumpet weaves over stripped drums and bass, DJ cutting vocal phrases from the hook] [Chorus] We had PBS and hand-me-downs But we felt rich when the cartoons came around No cable, just a rabbit ear crown Still the whole damn world in our tiny town We had PBS and hand-me-downs Shaky signal, but the colors never drowned No cable, just turning the volume loud Made a living room feel like a cheering crowd (one more time) [Chorus] We had PBS and hand-me-downs Kitchen table, box fan humming in the sound No cable, just a thrift-store couch But the kid in me still wants to sing it out (hey!)
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