VIDEO
[ Altman appears on screen, it looks like he’s actually about to say something, but somewhere behind him, Skyfire passes through the view, carrying a stack of folded towels. He pauses, looking back at the shuttle and before he can redirect his attention, music chimes in and he’s taking off his wearable and setting it on the table.
They slowly move together and Skyfire puts the towels down. And then the singing begins. ]
We took the freeway out of town
We found a place to settle down
We bought a driveway and a swing-set and a dog
I’ve got my very own bathroom,
I got my very own workshop in the basement.
We sit around staring at the wall-to-wall
Take field trips to our favorite mall
Waiting for the day when all the kids grow up and leave us here
So if you need me
I'll be downstairs
With the shop vac
You can call but I probably won't hear you
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
(For goodness's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
But you'll be OK
Cause I'll be upstairs
With my girlfriend
I can cry and you probably won't hear me
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
[ The scene suddenly pans and they’re somehow elsewhere, outside. They dance like it’s some kind of rehearsed thing. ]
We hung a flag above the door
Checked out the gourmet grocery store
I bought a mower I can ride around the yard
But we haven't got real friends
And now even the fake ones have stopped calling
Maybe if you forget to hide the keys
I'll take a ride to Applebee's
I'll come home drunk on daiquiris and throw up on the neighbor's lawn.
So if you need me
I'll be downstairs
With the shop vac
You can call but I probably won't hear you
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
(For goodness's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
But you'll be OK
Cause I'll be upstairs
With my girlfriend
I can cry and you probably won't hear me
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
I like the Starbucks here that's better than the other one
Cause the other one's not as good
They really need to put a light there cause it's hard to turn
It's hard to make a left turn
And when it's time to go to bed
I'm still awake inside my head
I'm floating up above the house and looking down
I guess I gotta go back there
I guess there never was any other answer
And as the freeway hums the cars go by
The headlights roll across the sky
Many miles away and I can see them speeding through the dark
So if you need me
I'll be downstairs
With the shop vac
You can call but I probably won't hear you
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
(For goodness's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
But you'll be OK
Cause I'll be upstairs
With my girlfriend
I can cry and you probably won't hear me
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
[ Light blue is Skyfire, dark blue is Altman, black is both. ]
They slowly move together and Skyfire puts the towels down. And then the singing begins. ]
We took the freeway out of town
We found a place to settle down
We bought a driveway and a swing-set and a dog
I’ve got my very own bathroom,
I got my very own workshop in the basement.
We sit around staring at the wall-to-wall
Take field trips to our favorite mall
Waiting for the day when all the kids grow up and leave us here
So if you need me
I'll be downstairs
With the shop vac
You can call but I probably won't hear you
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
(For goodness's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
But you'll be OK
Cause I'll be upstairs
With my girlfriend
I can cry and you probably won't hear me
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
[ The scene suddenly pans and they’re somehow elsewhere, outside. They dance like it’s some kind of rehearsed thing. ]
We hung a flag above the door
Checked out the gourmet grocery store
I bought a mower I can ride around the yard
But we haven't got real friends
And now even the fake ones have stopped calling
Maybe if you forget to hide the keys
I'll take a ride to Applebee's
I'll come home drunk on daiquiris and throw up on the neighbor's lawn.
So if you need me
I'll be downstairs
With the shop vac
You can call but I probably won't hear you
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
(For goodness's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
But you'll be OK
Cause I'll be upstairs
With my girlfriend
I can cry and you probably won't hear me
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
I like the Starbucks here that's better than the other one
Cause the other one's not as good
They really need to put a light there cause it's hard to turn
It's hard to make a left turn
And when it's time to go to bed
I'm still awake inside my head
I'm floating up above the house and looking down
I guess I gotta go back there
I guess there never was any other answer
And as the freeway hums the cars go by
The headlights roll across the sky
Many miles away and I can see them speeding through the dark
So if you need me
I'll be downstairs
With the shop vac
You can call but I probably won't hear you
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
(For goodness's sake it's really loud with the shop vac on)
But you'll be OK
Cause I'll be upstairs
With my girlfriend
I can cry and you probably won't hear me
Because it's loud with the shop vac on
[ Light blue is Skyfire, dark blue is Altman, black is both. ]