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| It was one of those nights |
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| When you drive right | by your own street |
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| And you | wonder who's running your hands or your | feet |
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| And your | car becomes a capsule s | ometimes you can't hide |
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| Last night I needed | I needed to drive |
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| I want to | drive my | car I really | don't care how | far I want to | roam |
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| alone |
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| I want to | drive my | car I really | don't care how | far I want to | roam |
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| alone |
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| I was not out looking for | honey's |
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| Oh I | noticed them like usual but | not as strong |
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| And the | distance between me and my | pavement |
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| It seemed to be a hundred yards | long |
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| I still f | eel the wind on my | elbow |
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| But I'm | driving by the seat of my | pants |
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| I keep | trying trying to tune the | radio t | rying to tune me out of my |
| Em7 | |
| trance |
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| I want to | drive m | y car I reall | y don't care how | far I want to | roam |
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| alone |
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| I want to | drive my | car I really | don't care how | far I want to | roam |
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| alone |
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| At least a c | ar goes where you st | eer it |
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| Sometimes it's the only things it | does |
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| So I get in and I drive to hear it and I remember that feeling that |
| Em7 | |
| there was |
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| I want to | drive m | y car I reall | y don't care how | far I want to | roam |
| Am | |
| alone |
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| I want to | drive my | car I really | don't care how | far I want to | roa | m |
| Am | |
| alone |
| Copyright @ 1978 Stay Straight Music(BMI) |
| From the "Oh Yes I Can" LP Atlantic |