Studebaker

Studebaker - Warren Zevon
I left my home in Monterey
just another no prospects man
who'd rather work in the foundry
than put fishes in a can
I'm twenty-five and I haven't traveled far
and I've spent all my money on this misbegotten car
I'm up against it all like a leaf against the wind
and this Studebaker keeps on breaking down again
This Studebaker keeps on breaking down again
I thought I'd go to Fresno, see my friend
this damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again
I was speeding south on ninety-nine
when the manifold started smokin'
I ran her off the shoulder
and now the axle's broken
It made a sound that cracked my heart in half
with less then half a half pint of vodka left
I'm up against it all like a leaf against the wind
and this Studebaker keeps on breaking down again
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