The Corner of Lincoln and Main

Hello my name is Chester and I am a Chestnut tree
I live on the corner of Lincoln and Main
So imagine the things I must see

Mr. Barnard take out the trash in his robe with a hole in the back
Inside the garage, Mike and Tommy are planning an attack
on their little sister playing outside in the sand
the big question is where the water balloons will land
Mildred Smith likes to garden in her birthday suit
Old Lady Duff has rows of cans lined up out back to shoot
with an orange slingshot and she uses peas as ammo
you should see her out there aiming in her pink and purple camo
Susan Wells has discovered the joy of painting in her sunroom
but the rest of her house is in need of more than a stiff broom
there are holes in the roof and mice have moved in
and the garbage is filled up with empty bottles of gin
The Jenkins girl sneaks out almost every night
Sam Pritchard treats his wife in a way that is not right

This lovely little neighborhood here at Lincoln and Main
Where the people from the front seem just a little bit plain
But look from above to those places hidden from view
And you will see a different life, one that’s a little more true