Will Van Dyke - The Mayor

JASON IS A MOVING MAN,
MADE HIS BUSINESS WITH THE FAM’LY VAN;
HAS A COUPLE OF KIDS, HIS WIFE WORKS FOR HER DAD.
BILLS COMES IN, BUT HE CAN PAY,
AND HE KNOWS THAT EV’RY HAPPY DAY
IS A DAY WHEN HE SAYS, “WELL, THIS DAY’S NOT TOO BAD.
WE OFTEN MEET FOR BEERS.
HE’S BEEN MY FRIEND FOR THIRTY YEARS.

DEBBIE WAS OUR CLASSMATE, TOO,
AND SHE WORKS OUT AT THE COUNTY ZOO
IN THE PRIMATE HOUSE -- SHE CALLS THE APES HER FRIENDS.
THAT’S HER JOKE, SHE MAKES US LAUGH
WITH HER STORIES ‘BOUT THE MONKEY STAFF,
BUT SHE LOVES IT, AND SHE HOPES IT NEVER ENDS.
LIKE JASON, SHE’S THE BEST.
WE’VE PASSED THROUGH EV’RY SINGLE TEST.

WE MADE A FAM’LY, WE MADE A TRIBE,
WE MADE IT LAST, SO SOLID, SO TRUE.
WE’LL KEEP IT GOING UNTIL WE DIE,
HAVING A BLAST -- THAT’S HOW WE GET THROUGH.
IT’S JASON AND DEBBIE AND JOSH AND ME AND YOU.

JOSH WOULD SAY HE HATES HIS WORK
IN HIS APRON AS A STAPLES CLERK,
BUT HE’S GOOD AT HELPING PEOPLE WITH THEIR NEEDS.
WHEN YOU WALK IN, SEE HIS SMILE
AS HE POINTS YOU TO THE PERFECT AISLE.
ANY GOAL YOU SET FOR KINDNESS, JOSH EXCEEDS.
HE’S GOT THE BIGGEST HEART.
HE’S BEEN HERE FROM THE VERY START.

WE MADE A FAM’LY, WE MADE A TRIBE,
WE MADE IT LAST, SO SOLID, SO TRUE.
WE’LL KEEP IT GOING UNTIL WE DIE,
HAVING A BLAST -- THAT’S HOW WE GET THROUGH.
IT’S JASON AND DEBBIE AND JOSH AND ME AND YOU.

AND IF I’M EVER STUCK,
I STOP AND COUNT MY LUCK.
I FOUND A LITTLE GROUP THAT KEEPS ME SORT OF SANE.
THEY MAKE ME WANT TO TRY
WHEN HOPE’S IN SHORT SUPPLY,
‘CAUSE EVEN SUNNY SKIES CAN QUICKLY TURN TO RAIN.

YOU’RE THE LAST ONE ON MY LIST
OF THE PEOPLE THAT I KNOW EXIST
TO CHECK IN ON ME WHEN THINGS ARE LOOKING DOWN.
AND I DON’T HAVE ANY DOUBT
THAT WE’VE FIGURED OUT WHAT LIFE’S ABOUT.
I’M THE MAYOR OF OUR LITTLE FRIENDSHIP TOWN.

I LOVE OUR FAM’LY, I LOVE OUR TRIBE,
I LOVE OUR CREW, SO SOLID, SO TRUE.
WE’LL KEEP IT GOING UNTIL WE DIE,
MIGHTY AND FEW -- THAT’S HOW WE’LL GET THROUGH.
IT’S JASON AND DEBBIE AND JOSH AND ME AND YOU.
IT’S JASON AND DEBBIE AND JOSH AND ME AND YOU.

Written by:
JEFFREY TALBOTT, WILLIAM VAN DYKE

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