I Hope We Make It Here Lyrics

I guess I wasn't thinking straight

When I said let's move upstate

Close your eyes throw a dart at the map

Seemed like it was no big deal

Small town dreams turning real

We could get out of the city at last

We took the train out of town

Instantly charmed by what we found

A big old house and I'd learn to drive a car

This rambling place would soon be ours

With all its charm and all its scars

We had no clue what was in store

I hope we make it here

I hope we make it here

Do our best to fit right in

Make it look like we've always been

I hope we make it here

Back in 1848

They didn't quite insulate

You might say this house likes to breathe

Cold in winter hot in summer

Not that it's a total bummer

Just wait'll I tell you 'bout the weeds

Owning property is wild and vague

The town likes to pull your leg

It's not so clear where the sidewalk ends

Our house is on a corner, see

And the sidewalk runs 500 feet

The damn thing is our responsibility

I hope we make it here

I hope we make it here

Do our best to fit right in

Make it look like we've always been

I hope we make it here

So the weeds are winning and we are not

They are breaking up the sidewalk

Apparently this jungle is our fault

If soon we don't annihilate

The undergrowth outside our gate

The city will slap us with a fine

Our house will be a laughing stock

Up and down the block

Our neighbors will think we haven't got a clue

It all comes down to the right tools

A big old house takes you to school

A weed whacker is way past due

I hope we make it here

I hope we make it here

Do our best to fit right in

Make it look like we've always been

I hope we make it here

An orange string whips around

It whacks the weeds and smacks the ground

While my neck burns like a dad 

A stone hits me in the eye

The blood is nearly dry

I'm wheezing but it ain't that bad

I miss our landlord back in Brooklyn

A few minutes is all it took him 

To sweep the stoop whether he needed to or not

The orange string has run out

I don't know what that's about

There's more to all this than I ever thought

I hope we make it here

I hope we make it here

I might get cargo shorts

And a chainsaw too

Cos I like it here

I hope they like me too

I hope we make it here

I hope we make it here

I hope we make it here