(Intro – Spoken)* This was the one. The corrected route. The smarter loop. The cheaper loop. No trains this time… Rail prices caught up with me. Couldn’t even afford a Monster. And they’re only £1.65. So buses only. Pure road warfare. --- *(Verse 1 – Southam Departure)* 664 from Southam side, Morning roads on the countryside, Long Itchington then Offchurch lane, Cubbington roads once again. Lillington stretch then North Leam call, Starting steady, nothing wrong at all. No breakdown drama, no collapse— A rare clean start upon the maps. --- *(Verse 2 – Rugby Means Daventry)* 63 rolled through with purpose clear, Can you tell where we’re going here? Leamington out through village line, Radford Semele right on time, Ufton bends then Southam pass, Stockton roads and fields of grass. Kites Hardwick, Dunchurch near, Rugby coming, transfer gear. Not town centre first—small twist in play, Then proper Rugby anyway. --- *(Chorus)* 🎵 This the loop I should’ve done, Buses only, mission won, No rail fares draining every pound— Just diesel dreams from town to town. From Southam roads to Daventry lights, Then somehow Coventry by night, No trains needed, still aligned— A budget masterpiece designed. 🎵 --- *(Verse 3 – The Daventry Climb)* D1 in with Yutong pride, Fresh E12 on the ride, Hillmorton first then DIRFT land, Kilsby roads and Barby stand. Willoughby bends, Braunston too, Mickwell passing into view, Middlemore then town centre gate— Daventry reached in stylish state. --- *(Verse 4 – Filling the Daventry Gaps)* Then D5 through local scene, Stephen Hill in fresh machine, The Grange roads and Southbrook line, New bus added, route refined. Looping back through Daventry town, Another service written down. --- *(Verse 5 – Return to Rugby)* Back on D1 heading east, Middlemore then villages ceased, Braunston, Barby, Kilsby glide, DIRFT towers on the side. Dot matrix broken on the 63— Displays giving mystery. Still no matter, journey clean— Bus nerds know just what that means. --- *(Chorus)* 🎵 This the loop I should’ve done, Every link just somehow won, Missed connections? Not today— Bus gods cleared the roads my way. Cheap route, smart route, perfect line, Rare occasion timing fine, No trains needed, still aligned— A budget masterpiece designed. 🎵 --- *(Verse 6 – Miracle in Rugby)* Shouldn’t have made the next one there, But fortune floated through the air. As D1 rolled on Clifton Road, The 85 should’ve gone and rode. Yet somehow waiting, doors still wide— Bus gods standing by my side. So on I stepped for Coventry run, Unexpected chapter won. --- *(Verse 7 – PTSD Express)* 85 through roads long laid, Newbold-on-Avon, Harborough made, Pailton, Monks Kirby, Brinklow lane, Then city edges once again. Binley, Stoke, Wyken too, University Hospital came in view. Upper Stoke then Gosford Green— Coventry loop flashbacks intervene. PTSD on every street… Pool Meadow ghosts beneath my feet. --- *(Bridge – Coventry Lies Again)* Board said X17, half past two… But that bus vanished, never came through. Classic Coventry display deceit, So X18 became the seat. --- *(Verse 8 – The Escape)* X18 through city flow, Cheylesmore where the engines go, A46 by-pass line, Chesford Crossroads passing by. Jumped off quick in Leamington air— No hanging round, straight from there. --- *(Verse 9 – Final Ride Home)* 665 to Napton shown, Thought it might not even come. Rumours said Solihull to Strat— What kind of route confusion’s that? Whitnash roads then Harbury pass, Bishop’s Itchington rolling fast, Bishop’s Hill then Harbury twice, Southam nearing, evening light. Driver missed my stop somehow— Still made it home eventually now. --- *(Final Chorus)* 🎵 This the loop I should’ve done, Cheaper path and cleaner fun, Daventry, Rugby, Coventry too— All from what the buses do. And one more stat before we’re done: Southam routes completed in one run— 664, 63, 665… Local legend still alive. 🎵 --- *(Outro – Spoken)* No trains. No Monster. No money. Still one of the better loops.
