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Intro

A man came to our house

 I believe it was yesterday

I would have invited him in

 But I didn't have a lot to say

His anticipation of me opening the door

Outweighed my apprehension as it never had before

 And drove my concentration right through that hardwood floor

 Oo-oo -ha

 I'm taking a walk

 I'm going outside

 I'm taking a walk

 I'm just getting by

There's a girl in the white house

 I don't even know her name

Her disheveled appearance

Speaks volumes of shame

It's an embarrassing situation but a situation just the same

The way she walks on others and never takes the blame

Upsets my constitution beyond its mortal frame

 Oo-oo -ha

 I'm taking a walk

 I'm going outside

 I'm watching the birds

 I'm just getting by

Break

Found a card in the pocket

 Of my worn out overalls

From a girl in Cedar Rapids

 Now residing in Idaho Falls

I wish you could have been there when she opened up the door

And looked me in the face like she never did before

I felt about as welcome as a Wal-Mart Superstore

0o-oo - a-ha

 I'm taking a walk

 I'm going outside

 I'm taking a walk

 I don't need a ride

 I'm watching the birds

 Flying so high