Sometimes he just wants attention
Crying out just like a child
Feels like everything's exploding
Off the leash and running wild
Taking care of Eddy, taking care of Eddy
Tell me when you're ready
Taking care of Eddy
Taking care of Eddy is always a good time
Taking care of Eddy is walking a fine line
And just when you think it's over
When you think he's fast asleep
There's a swarm of jack o' lanterns
Eddy's yelling "trick or treat"
Taking care of Eddy, taking care of Eddy
Hold the razor steady
Taking care of Eddy
Taking care of Eddy's becoming a full-time
Taking care of Eddy is walking a fine line
It's as silent as a tomb in the August afternoon
Me and Eddy walk around over on the edge of town
Drinking from a paper cup
Giant lenses fogging up
You're the greatest baby, Ed
And me, I'm just the living dead
Pavement shakes beneath your feet
Even though you're eighty-three
The molten core beneath the street
Is boiling over in the heat
Taking care of Eddy, taking care of Eddy
Taking care of Eddy, taking care of Eddy
Taking care of Eddy's becoming a full-time
Taking care of Eddy is walking a fine line
Taking care of Eddy's becoming a full-time
Taking care of Eddy is walking a fine line
Surfer Blood released Taking Care of Eddy on Fri Feb 03 2017.
When speaking with Genius member permanentrose at a concert, John Paul Pitts stated that Eddy is his girlfriend’s great uncle. Eddy was hit by a car at the age of 8 which resulted in brain damage. Eddy still has the mindset and comprehension of a child, which is illustrated through the lyrics of thi...