Check your mirror, watch your speed, crunching the gears, now there’s no need
Three point turns and uphill starts, I’ll never get this driving lark. The second attempt got me through, so much to think about that is true No longer a learner I’ve passed the test, now join the highway with the rest Early on my driving life, was pretty easy without much strife Then my role at work did change, a Company car, how very strange No tyres to buy or car to service, I must admit I was a little nervous Driving miles and miles each day, North, South, East and West, yes every way Motorways merging into one, the dark grey tarmac I began to own Near misses in the rush-hour traffic, eyes transfixed trying not to panic Rain and sleet, sun and snow, through every season I did go Dazzling lights in the night time drive, until my destination I do arrive Lorries spray me as I pass, I put my foot down on the gas Counting cones all red and white, illuminated once day ‘comes night Another contra flow in sight, the lanes are narrowing, this looks tight The sign says fourty, no faster please Past the truck my car I squeeze In foreign lands my wheels have rolled, Over mountain passes and through many tolls Lanes of five on a US freeway, queuing at the gate for the cross-channel ferry Tuscany’s roads wind here and there In Greece they drive without much care Through Spanish cities I take a chance It’s more relaxed through rural France It’s early morn’, another day, two hours to drive, so I’m on my way My regular route I know it well, but landmarks no longer can I tell Everything just becomes a blur, you drive and drive until you’re there Press the clutch, change the gears So many times throughout the years Gearbox failures, tyres without tread I get the estimate filled with dread I must admit I’ve driven fast, some cars I’ve owned just didn’t last MOT’S that were doomed to fail, down to the dealer for another sale I’ve turned every corner, driven many cars, driven in the rain and under the stars Over hills and vales, and ferries I’ve ridden, Over a million miles I have driven. |
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