Drive, he said
On a desert road that steamed the sky
with the windows up and the air on high
i was off the stage, i was on the mend
with a solo drive to a holiday weekend
my thirsty car came to a stop at the reptile gardens curio shop
when a wind came hissing through the vents,
and i felt my sneakers growing tense
my forehead broke in a cold, cold sweat--
in the rearview mirror was a silhouette
then i heard the doorlocks take a dive
and a whisper screamed andquot;donand't turn around, just driveandquot;
Scratch! dressed in red--pointy tail and horn-rimmed head
and a widowand's peak like eddie munster
i sat frozen in my seat--andquot;we havenand't had the chance to meet...
are you a singing telegram or something?andquot;
he just flashed a hellish smile--andquot;letand's go driving for a whileandquot;
he held something in his hand iand'd never seen before
it was my chevroletand's pink slip
Scratch! evil eye
andquot;step on it, boy, if you want to stay aliveandquot; he said
andquot;donand't look surprised, you know what i want
iand've lived for years inside your trunk, so driveandquot; he said
andquot;letand's get talking business, son--you ainand't fooling anyone
i know just what you want to be--now itand's time to work for me, so driveandquot;
If this is a nasty dream
iand'd prefer to wake up here
i believe the point is clear...
Scratch! out of my car!
he said andquot;ha! iand've come too far...
besides, i kinda like the velour seatcoversandquot;
god, help me! what do i do?
andquot;shut up boy, itand's too late for you...now drive!
all you phonies get it wrong--double lives take half us long
should have kept your windows clean--now iand'm part of this machine
youand've got a good 80,000 miles left
before the recall...andquot;
If this is a nasty dream
i believe the pointand's quite clear
iand'd prefer to wake up here
I started humming amazing grace
he said andquot;come on, boy, give me a breakandquot;
so i hit the brakes with both my feet
and sent two horns through the bucket seat
then the locks shot up as the grace came down
i said andquot;hereand's the keys--iand'll be walking back to town...andquot;
