Dexter
ws Lyrics

Dexter was this little town my family used to live in
The singer is reminiscing about a small town called Dexter where his family used to live

All my kin lived real close and everyone had an opinion
The singer's family and relatives all lived close by and were very opinionated

Grandma and gramps lived up the street, right next to the walnut tree
The singer's grandparents lived nearby, close to a walnut tree

Grandpa died of Parkinsons in 1983
The artist's grandpa died from Parkinson's disease in 1983

Riding on the gocart at my next door neighbor's house
The artist and his friends used to ride go-karts at his neighbor's house

I couldn't tell the brake peddle from the cavities in his mouth
The singer was not able to distinguish between the brake pedal and his neighbor's cavities

Ran right over his dog and cat as the wheels left the ground
As the go-kart went over a bump, the singer accidentally ran over his neighbor's dog and cat

I didn't know a tree could make such a resonating sound
The sound of the go-kart hitting a tree was so loud that the artist was surprised

Thanksgiving was a Roosters house on a cold holiday
The artist spent Thanksgiving at someone's house named Rooster on a cold day

I was voting turkey, but we had chicken anyway
The artist expected to have turkey for Thanksgiving, but ended up having chicken instead

Never thought that I'd get sick but the bird had its reasoning
The singer got sick after eating the chicken, most likely due to salmonella

The Jenkins were some strange folks who lived on down the street
The Jenkins family, who lived down the street, were known for being strange

Mobile homes and pickup trucks, they were all some kind of freaks
The Jenkins family lived in mobile homes and drove pickup trucks, and were considered odd by the singer

Jimmy, he could fix a car but he couldn't read a book
Jimmy, a member of the Jenkins family, was good at fixing cars but not so good at reading

High school taught him noth'n that an old 350 V-8 wouldn't
Jimmy learned more about cars and engines from his experience than from high school

Trips in the ambulance like rides at the county fair
The artist has had to take trips in an ambulance, which he compares to rides at a county fair

Needles, shots, and setting bones anyone can bare
The artist has had to endure needles, shots, and having bones set, which he thinks anyone could handle

Hospitals smell real good, and HBO is free
The singer enjoys the smell of hospitals and the fact that HBO is free there

Dexter town is simple people, just like you and me
The people of Dexter town are simple and similar to the singer