Right Next Door

Right Next Door is one of the most personal songs in the entire catalog. It's about Aaron's real neighbor — the kind of person who shows up with cappuccino on a Tuesday night when you're sick, a bag of bacon at 11 o'clock because they don't ever stop giving. Through COVID and broken hearts, hospital stays and morphine nights, this neighbor was always just a text away — from the backyard gate to the front porch light, always right next door. They left Dog TV playing for the pups, kept gelato in the freezer, had Scooby Snacks and frozen bananas ready. On the Fourth of July it was fire pit smoke and laughter. 'When we lost our girls, you cried with us / Sweet faces we'll never forget' — they grieved together when the dogs passed. Tomatoes, fudge bars, checking in to make sure everyone's alright. 'Right next door, that's where angels live.' This is a love letter to the kind of neighbor who becomes family.

[Verse 1] Span a cappuccino on a Tuesday night When you heard we were sick and you made it right Paint, guy, COVID, and a broken heart You showed up before we fell apart Send him on a roll at 11 o'clock Bag of bacon, you don't ever stop From the backyard gate to the front porch light You were always just a text away [Chorus] Right next door, that's where angels live Giving everything they've got to give Through the storms and the hospital floor You were right next door [Verse 2] From the backyard gate to the front porch light You were always just a text away Right next door, that's where angels live Giving everything they've got to give Through the storms and the hospital floor You were right next door [Verse 3] And a bell and softly wagging tails You lit a mountain, left Dog TV playing I turned the light on from a thousand miles He sent me photos made the distance smile Cause that's your gelato in the freezer Scooby snacks and frozen bananas From the fire pit smoke to the Fourth of July You were always just a doorway [Chorus] Right next door, that's where angels live Giving everything they've got to give Through the storms and the hospital floor You were right next door [Bridge] When we lost our girls, you cried with us Sent us through the tears, sweet faces we'll never forget You said "I knew that" and your heart broke right with mine After all these years, the best neighbor I ever met [Final Chorus] Right next door, that's where angels live Giving everything they've got to give Tomatoes, fudge bars, morphine nights Checking in to make sure we're alright Through the heartbreak and the healing Through the laughter and the greeting Thank God you were right next door [Outro] Right next door, that's where angels live Giving everything they've got to give Tomatoes, fudge bars, morphine nights Checking in to make sure we're alright Through the heartbreak and the healing Through the laughter and the greeting Thank God you were right next door You really are the best