o'brien

[solipsistnation]

well, we talked about old times
like a couple of old guys
and took a little walk to the old baseball diamond
and along came o'brien with a guitar in his hand
met us on the field with impeccable timing.

he said, "I got a new song to show ya
though it probably ain't gonna blow your mind"
and the thing about o'brien was,
he could always make a string buzz
like it was 1989
and I remember my old car
and that old girlfriend of mine

it was a cracked wooden thing
he said, "wanna talk about old strings,
it's been ten-twelve years since I last changed mine
and it says sears down the neck
had a little bloodstain on the second fret
but you know it still keeps impeccable time."

and he said, "I got a brand new song to show ya
though it probably ain't gonna blow your mind"
and the thing about o'brien was,
he could always make a string buzz
like it was still 1989
and I remember my first car
and that old girlfriend of mine

and that's the story of how o'brien blew my mind.