In The Curve

I've never taken this curve Driving this fast before A glowing stop sign, but both lanes are mine No seat belts attached to my door Well my speed meter don't work So I'm going to guess ninety-five Well maybe I'll fix it, and maybe I won't It depends on my being alive Well my bottle of bourbon is gone It flew away all by itself So if ever you find it, my photo behind it In memory of me on your shelf Well it's been raining all day And it's been raining all night A slip and slide highway and I'm moving sideways I'm loose, but my steering wheel's tight Well my sixty-three Ford is a bull She's four thousand pounds at least But metal surrenders when Oak trees meet fenders And engines go through the front seat Well I lost control in the curve And a gas line broke in the wreck I walked from the ashes with just a few scratches My crucifix warm on my neck Well my good Lord was with me tonight Just riding beside me tonight And now we're just talking, we're hitchhiking, walking We'll see you in Concord tonight And now we're just walking We're hitchhiking, talking We'll see you In Concord Toni-i-ight