The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, "Sunday Afternoons On Wisdom Ave." from The Magic of Youth (T.L.A.M.)
Skammentary: I think I missed something growing up, my grandparents living hours & hours away, & thus perceiving visits as special occasions, burdensome interruptions to my routine that occurred several times a year, developing no particular rapport.
"A modest triple-decker in a section that was working class.
Not a lot of company, but we would go there after Mass.
Lace curtains in the widows that had been there since the last great war,
They were on the first one and the Mulligans lived on the second floor.
"Sunday driving in the big sedan,
Soup and sandwich on the T.V. stand,
Liked to be there, it was nice to have
Sunday afternoons on Wisdom Ave.
"There was nothing in the pantry and we can't be in the parlor there,
(Ooo, the parlor there,)
It's really nothing fancy, honey. Here's a half a dollar, dear.
(A half dollar, dear.)
A John F. Kennedy coin that you and your brother both can share.
(Both of you can share.)
Just not the kind of people that are even gonna put on airs…"
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