Topic: "Driver Blues"
Here is a simple little blues about one of my favorite pet peeves - dangerous drivers. I am a very boring driver - I follow all the laws and I pay attention to what is happening. It is terrifying just how reckless and oblivious so many other drivers seem to be . . .
Driver BluesJames McCormick, April 27, 2007
There's [G]carnage on the highway, slaughter on the road,
There's [C7]carnage on the highway, slaughter on the [G]road,
Like a [D7]tragic demolition [C7]derby epi-[G]sode. [D7]
Hey, [G]I drive the limit, I ain't gonna speed,
Hey, [C7]I drive the limit, I ain't gonna [G]speed,
Seen [D7]too many wrecks, [C7]I don't want to [G]bleed.[D7]
People [G]die on the road, it's such a tragedy
People [C7]die on the road, it's such a trage-[G]dy,
Just [D7]driving too fast, [C7]using too much [G]speed.[D7]
If you [G]drive like a fool, like a fool you shall die,
If you [C7]drive like a fool, like a fool you shall [G]die,
Just [D7]don't you take me with you, I [C7]want to be a-[G]live.[D7]
[G]All I want to do is get to where I've got to be
[C7]All I want to do is get to where I've got to [G]be
This [D7]ain't some kind of contest, [C7]stop endangering [C]me.[D7]
Yeah, [G]I wear my seat belt, I click it religiously,
Yeah, [C7]I wear my seat belt, I click it religious-[G]ly,
And I [D7]say a little prayer every [C7]time I turn that [G]key.[D7]
People [G]perish on the road, every day and every night,
People [C7]perish on the road, every day and every [G]night,
Just [D7]cruising 'cross town [C7]gives me such a [G]fright.[D7]
Stop [G]yakking on the phone, y'all hang it up and drive,
Stop [C7]yakking on the phone, y'all hang it up and [G]drive,
Please [D7]shut your mouth and [C7]open up your [G]eyes.[D7]
Your [G]car might be junky, your car might be brand new,
Your [C7]car might be junky, your car might be brand [G]new,
But the [D7]road don't care, that [C7]speed it will kill [G]you.[D7]
When a [G]drunk has a wreck, it is no accident,
When a [C7]drunk has a wreck, it is no acci-[G]dent,
Its a [D7]totally predictable [C7]idiot e-[G]vent.[D7]
Kid's [G]drive like crazy 'cause they think they are immune,
Kid's [C7]drive like crazy 'cause they think they are im-[G]mune,
They don't [D7]have any sense and they [C7]die way too [G]soon.[D7]
Old [G]people can't see, they can't hear, they can't react,
Old [C7]people can't see, they can't hear, they can't re-[G]act,
They [D7]drive like they're brains are [C7]no longer in-[G]tact.[D7]
Some [G]maniacs drive like they're playing some video game,
Some [C7]maniacs they drive like they're playing some video [G]game,
[D7]Swerving through the traffic like a [C7]snake that's gone in-[G]sane.[D7]
Some [G]idiots believe that the laws do not apply,
Some [C7]idiots believe that the laws do not ap-[G]ply,
They [D7]think that they are so special, I [C7]can't imagine [G]why.[D7]
Lord, [G]save me from the idiots, the drunkards, and the fools,
Lord, [C7]save me from the idiots, the drunkards, and the [G]fools,
They [D7]don't know how to drive, [C7]they don't follow the [G]rules.[D7]
Lord, [G]save me from the maniacs, the youthful, and the old,
Lord, [C7]save me from the maniacs, the youthful, and the [G]old,
The [D7]carnage they create causes [C7]misery un-[G]told.
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