Don't You Let Jeannie Drive no More
We tore through the ghost towns
up in the snow-topt mountains
before the spirits were aware
that we’d ever been there.
We hit a patch of blue ice outside Stillwater
goin’ 80 on what felt like a final ride,
we did a 360 spin around
with Jeannie at the wheel.
Please, I’m asking you
don’t you let Jeannie drive no more
she can’t keep her mind on the road
this highway cannot contain her,
she’s just too combustible a load.
Don’t you let Jeannie drive no more
Don’t you let Jeannie drive.
We passed 5 cadillacs and one limo flyin’
all of a sudden Jeannie started into cryin,
I asked her whatsa matter, she’s wound up tight
as she breezed through the interchange light
one red double semi was bearing down,
a hanger full of Mustangs and a yellow bus,
she screamed through her tears and turned pale
Damnit, damnit, damnit
I broke another nail!!
Please, I’m askin’ you
Don’t you let Jeannie drive no more
she can’t keep her mind on the road
I don’t think this highway can contain her,
Don’t you let Jeannie drive no more
Don’t you let Jeannie drive.
At the county line the engine started clanking
every wheel in my head began to cranking
the intersection disappeared into a dream,
everything was not exactly how it seemed
every last gas pump on this infernal interstate
was drained to the last drop of super octane 8.
Me and Jeannie stuttered to a stop,
she drained me, left me with diddly bop.
There’s nothin’ left to show
gonna grab my Keds an’ go.
My nerves are scattered,
she may be a non-stop lover
but don’t let her put her hands on the wheel,
.
Don’t you let Jeannie drive no more,
Don’t you let Jeannie drive
Comments
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Good story, well told, almost taste the fumes.
Loved it,
Sid
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Wow, that was some intro! Loving the slide. As Sid says, a great story. I'll be steering clear of Jeannie when I'm out on the road for sure! She'd be even worse over here, we drive on the wrong side of the road!!
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Some of the slide in the music sounds like it could be engine revving, so that feels like a good fit to the lyric.
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