Rockin' the Suburbs is a song by Ben Folds and William Shatner. In 2006, Folds rewrote this song for the animated movie Over the Hedge, with film co-star William Shatner providing some speaking parts, acting as a neighbor. Shatner does the voice for Ozzie the Opossum, who encourages his daughter Heather (voice by Avril Lavigne) to play dead in threatening situations. It is the first song to play in the end credits.
In the credits, the song does not feature William Shatner's speaking part. Instead, where Shatner's speaking would normally be heard, the animals are heard talking about TV, with some of them making various pop-culture references, including Hammy, who makes references to both Star Trek and TNT.
Lyrics[]
Let me tell y'all what it's like
Watching "Idol" on a friday night
In a house built safe and sound
On indian burial ground
Sham On
We drive our cars everyday
To and from work both ways
So we make just enough to pay
To drive our cars to work each day
Hey Hey
We're rocking the suburbs
Around the block just one more time
We're rocking the suburbs
Cause I can't tell which house is mine
We're rocking the suburbs
We part the shades and face the facts
They got better looking Fescue
Right across the cul de sac
Hot real estate rising stars
Get rich quick seminars
Soap opera magazines
40,000 watt nativity scenes
Don't freak about the smoke alarm
Mom left the TV dinner on
We're rocking the suburbs
From Donahues to Chevy Chase
We're rocking the suburbs
We numb the muscles in our face
We're rocking the suburbs
Feed the dog and mow the lawn
Watching mommy balance the checks
While daddy juggles credit cards
We're rocking the suburbs
Everything we need is here
We're rocking the suburbs
But it wasn't here last year
We're rocking the suburbs
You'll never know when we are gone
Because the timer lights come on
And turn the cricket noises on each night
Yeah, yeah, we're rocking the suburbs
Yeah, yeah, we're rocking the suburbs
