[Intro: Groove-metal male lead, down-tuned riff, pounding double-kick] Hey! Same jacket Same walk Hey! [Verse 1: Groove-metal male lead, barked and heavy over chugging guitars] First year at the party he was standin' by the stairs Wearin' my old leather with the patches and the tears Thought it was a joke, thought a buddy did me proud Raised a cup across the room and he raised one through the crowd Second year he's closer, at the table where I sit Got the scar above the eyebrow and the way I'm holdin' it Same chipped tooth, same ring, same nervous little cough Every move I made, he made it half a second off [Verse 2: Groove-metal male lead, harder, riffs tightening] Third year someone hollered out my name across the floor And he answered it before me and he started for the door Took my coat down off the hook and it was fittin' him just right Told my people see you later and they told him all goodnight Then this year I'm at the party and I never see him come Every corner, every stairwell, yeah, I'm checkin' every one Then my buddy says you're back, and I say back from where You just left, he says, you said you'd see us all next year [Hook: Groove-metal male lead, full band, pinch-harmonic riffs] He's the spitting image and he's closer every year Got my jacket, got my walk, got the laugh I use for fear Hey! The spitting image, and the dog don't make a sound When the copy comes home first, who's the one that gets put down? [Breakdown: Groove-metal male lead, overtake, the copied riff that trailed a beat behind all song jumps a beat ahead of the band] Hey! He's a step behind Hey! He's a step behind Hey! Now he's a step ahead Hey! Now I'm the one behind [Verse 3: Groove-metal male lead, the payoff, slow and crushing] So I'm runnin' up my street in a coat that isn't mine Every window on the block is dark, but mine's the only shine Kitchen light is on and someone's movin' in the room Pourin' coffee in my mug and hummin' my old tune I put my key into the lock and it won't turn, it doesn't fit And the man inside looks up and waves the way I wave, that's it And my dog is at his feet, and that old dog is up and loud Thirteen years he barked at strangers, and he's barkin' at me now [Hook: Groove-metal male lead, full band, pinch-harmonic riffs] He's the spitting image and he's closer every year Got my jacket, got my walk, got the laugh I use for fear Hey! The spitting image, and the dog don't make a sound When the copy comes home first, who's the one that gets put down? [Outro: Groove-metal male lead, the riff grinds to a stop] Hey! Wrong one Hey! [End]
