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Surrounded by strangers
Their sounds and their changes
There's a big old man in his underpants
He plays the clarinet every night
Trying hard to figure out
In the flat above they are making love
I guess they'll have a beautiful son
Practicing as much as they've done
Paper planes
Folding paper planes
Throwing paper planes to clear my head
In the flat below there's the Cosby Show
And Theodore is screaming at Bill
Claire is mad and Rudy is ill
There's a cat out here running everywhere
Chasing all the girls in the park
I wish that I could see in the dark
Paper planes
Folding paper planes
Throwing paper planes to clear my head
Paper planes
Folding paper planes
Throwing paper planes and go to bed
Surrounded by strangers
Their sounds and their changes
Surrounded by strangers
Their sounds and their changes
Their sounds and their changes
He plays the clarinet every night
Trying hard to figure out
I guess they'll have a beautiful son
Practicing as much as they've done
Folding paper planes
Throwing paper planes to clear my head
And Theodore is screaming at Bill
Claire is mad and Rudy is ill
Chasing all the girls in the park
I wish that I could see in the dark
Folding paper planes
Throwing paper planes to clear my head
Folding paper planes
Throwing paper planes and go to bed
Their sounds and their changes
Their sounds and their changes
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I love this song. And it makes me laugh that they call the Huxtible family's youngest child Ruby and Rudy. I wonder if the name was changed to Ruby for the dubbed over version in non-English speaking countries!
Love this song! I can totally relate to sitting quietly in your apartment and hearing the rest of the world around you and unintentionally eavesdropping on the neighbors you don't really know. Also, I laughed at the Ruby/Rudy thing when I first heard it, too. :)
I thought the Ruby/Rudy thing was peculiar too. Also, he calls Bill Cosby's character Bill, when on the show it was, of course, Cliff Huxtable. Odd.
I thought the Ruby/Rudy thing was peculiar too. Also, he calls Bill Cosby's character Bill, when on the show it was, of course, Cliff Huxtable. Odd.