Our Style
Written by Rob Davis 4/03/05
We live in a house on a very busy street
out front the cars whiz by
at certain times of the day it can really be tough
just getting out of the driveway can be really rough
the location definitely lacks the neighborhood feel
being on a street with sidewalks and fences
houses side by side that tend to have children inside
who meet their friends and run around and play
whose moms call them in at the end of the day
like the postcard type of neighborhood but one that is real
when we moved to the burbs we lived in one like that
it was much better for our kids than a city habitat
still it was a major adjustment in many ways
mainly for my wife who resisted the move
don't think you'll make me Sally Suburb she'd say
its pretty funny how things change over time
though we talk of moving back and where we would live
it's nice having space for her stuff and mine
it would be hard to go back to a much smaller place
we did move from that sweet neighborhood after a few years
to the house on the street where the cars whiz by
it's a warm, friendly house though no sidewalks connect it
and houses around are just too far away
for a neighborhood and contact with neighbors each day
so wit kids all grown and off in their own lives
our life is back to being about us
the traffic can be noisy in front of our house
but it's really quite peaceful out back in our yard
the kids stop by to chat about life, love or power
with a granddaughter due we had our first baby shower
it looks like we'll be in this house for a while
on the busy street where the cars all whiz by
hard to believe but the city's just not our style.