Studebaker Songtext

von Warren Zevon

I left my home in Monterey,
Just another no prospects man,
Who'd rather work in the foundries,
Than put fishes in a can,
I'm twenty five but I have not traveled far,
And I spend all my money on this misbegotten car,

And I'm up against it all like a leaf against the wind,
And the Studebaker keeps on breakin' down again,
This Studebaker keeps on breakin' down again,

I thought I'd go to Fresno to see my friend,
This damn Studebaker keeps on breaking down again,

I was speedin' south on 99,
When the manifold started smokin',
I ran her off the shoulder,
And now the axle's broken,
Made a sound that cracked my heart in half,
With less than half a half pint of vodka left,

I'm up against it all like a leaf against the wind,
And the Studebaker keeps on breakin' down again,
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