My pappy said, andquot;son, youand're gonnaand' drive me to drinkinand'
if you donand't stop drivinand' that hot rod lincoln.andquot;
Have you heard this story of the hot rod race
when fords and lincolns was settinand' the pace.
that story is true, iand'm here to say
i was drivinand' that model a.
Itand's got a lincoln motor and itand's really souped up.
that model a vitimix makes it look like a pup.
itand's got eight cylinders; uses them all.
itand's got overdrive, just wonand't stall.
With a 4-barrel carb and a dual exhaust,
with 4.11 gears you can really get lost.
itand's got safety tubes, but i ainand't scared.
the brakes are good, tires fair.
Pulled out of san pedro late one night
the moon and the stars was shininand' bright.
we was drivinand' up grapevine hill
passing cars like they was standing still.
All of a sudden in a wink of an eye
a cadillac sedan passed us by.
i said, andquot;boys, thatand's a mark for me!andquot;
by then the taillight was all you could see.
Now the fellas was ribbinand' me for beinand' behind,
so i thought iand'd make the lincoln unwind.
took my foot off the gas and man alive,
I shoved it on down into overdrive.
Wound it up to a hundred-and-ten
my speedometer said that i hit top end.
my foot was blue, like lead to the floor.
thatand's all there is and there ainand't no more.
Now the boys all thought iand'd lost my sense
and telephone poles looked like a picket fence.
they said, andquot;slow down! i see spots!
the lines on the road just look like dots.andquot;
Took a corner; sideswiped a truck,
crossed my fingers just for luck.
my fenders was clickinand' the guardrail posts.
the guy beside me was white as a ghost.
Smoke was cominand' from out of the back
when i started to gain on that cadillac.
knew i could catch him, i thought i could pass.
donand't you know by then weand'd be low on gas?
We had flames cominand' from out of the side.
feel the tension. man! what a ride!
i said, andquot;look out, boys, iand've got a license to fly!andquot;
and that caddy pulled over and let us by.
Now all of a sudden she started to knockinand',
and down in the dips she started to rockinand'.
i looked in my mirror; a red light was blinkinand'
the cops was after my hot rod lincoln!
They arrested me and they put me in jail.
and called my pappy to throw my bail.
and he said, andquot;son, youand're gonnaand' drive me to drinkinand'
if you donand't stop drivinand' that hot... rod... lincoln!andquot;
