A fuckcars anthem: "Lord Mr. Ford" by Jerry Reed - Lemmy.World
> Well, if you’re one of the millions who own one of them gas-drinking,
piston-clanking, air-polluting, smoke-belching, four-wheeled buggies from
Detroit City, then pay attention > > I’m about to sing your song, son > Well,
I’m not a man appointed judge > > To bear ill will and hold a grudge > > But I
think it’s time I said me a few choice words > > All about that demon automobile
> > A metal box with the Polyglas wheel > > The end result of the dream of Henry
Ford > Well, I’ve got a car that’s mine alone > > That me and the finance
company own > > A ready-made pile of manufactured grief > > And if I ain’t out
of gas in the pouring rain > > I’m a-changin’ a flat in a hurricane > > I once
spent three days lost on a cloverleaf > Well, it ain’t just the smoke and the
traffic jam > > That makes me the bitter fool I am > > But this four-wheel buggy
is a-dollarin’ me to death > > For gas and oils and fluids and grease > > And
wires and tires and antifreeze > > And them accessories, well, honey, that’s
something else > Well, you can get a stereo tape and a color TV > > Get a
back-seat bar and reclining seats > > And just pay once a month, like you do
your rent > > Well, I figured it up and over a period of time > > This
four-thousand dollar car of mine > > Costs fourteen thousand dollars > > And
ninety-nine cents > Well, now, Lord, Mr. Ford, I just wish that you could see >
> What your simple horseless carriage has become > > Well, it seems your
contribution to man > > To say the least, got a little out of hand > > Well,
Lord, Mr. Ford what have you done? > Now the average American father and mother
> > Own one whole car and half another > > And I bet that half a car is a trick
to drive, don’t you? > > But the thing that amazes me, I guess > > Is the way we
measure a man’s success > > By the kind of automobile he can afford to buy >
Well, now, red light, green light, traffic cop > > Right turn, no turn, must
turn, stop > > Get out the credit card, honey, we’re out of gas > > Well, now,
all the cars placed end to end > > Would reach to the moon and back again > >
And there’d probably be some poor fool who’d pull out to pass > > Well, now, how
I yearn for the good old days > > Without that carbon dioxide haze > > A-hanging
over the roar of the interstate > > Well, if the Lord that made the moon and the
stars > > Would have meant for me and you to have cars > > He’d have seen that
we was all born with a parking space > Lord, Mr. Ford, I just wish that you
could see > > What your simple horseless carriage has become > > Well, it seems
your contribution to man > > To say the least, got a little out of hand > >
Well, Lord, Mr. Ford, what have you done? > Come away with me, Lucille > > In my
smoking, choking automobile