Bill Pekar - The Drunk Driver Song lyrics

rate me

He was headed down the Highway 95 just 'bout on his last beer

When he pulled into Marty's for one more round

That's the way his old pickup steered

Well that old Shiner clock above the cooler

Lit up the beers on ice

And all the regulars, they were buying rounds

You know they're adding to his vice

Five after seven turned to ten before nine

I'm not talking about the time

When he felt that old tranny slip into drive

Once again, headed down 95

Well he didn't get far, just down the road

When a light show caught him from behind

Well he was driving pretty good at 35

But he was on the wrong side of the line

Please Mr Occifer don't take me away tonight

All I need is my warm bed, not a cold cell floor all night

Well I promise I'll never drink again

You know it happens all the time

So please Mr Occifer, I can't walk that crooked line

Well he had some time to think about

The seriousness of his crime

Before the man put him back in that black and white

Without wasting any time

All the money it could cost him

Could buy himself a brand new Jag

Five years probation, community service

Not to mention how his wife would nag

Now would he give thanks to the Lord

For saving his life this time

Or would a big old guy in a Stone Cold T-shirt

Say, "Tonight you're gonna be mine"

Well the Mothers Against Drunk Drivers

Won't make him that poster child this year

And I wonder how long 'til he's down at Marty's

You know he gave up drinking beer

Please Mr Occifer don't take me away tonight

All I need is my warm bed, not a cold cell floor all night

Well I promise I'll never drink again

You know it happens all the time

So please Mr Occifer, I can't walk that crooked line

So please Mr Occifer, I don't know my CBA's tonight

I said, please Mr Occifer

Please get that flashlight out of my eyes