THIS IS A MEMORY SONG - MY CAR OVER 30 YEARS AGO. A 1959 DODGE CORONET SIX RED AND WHITE. [Long Piano Solo] [Verse 1] Hot afternoon on Castle Street, sweat on the vinyl bench Torch Red, Polar White — that '59 Dodge in the driveway by the leaning birdbath Seat hot enough to sting, cracked vinyl biting the backs of my legs Dash bulbs blinked green under a strip of tape I'd stuck on Keys on the ring, lucky dime, glove box full of maps I never folded right That Coronet hood medallion flashed once in the driveway Six cylinders came up easy when I turned the key No big V8 brag, just that steady pull as I backed out past the milk box and hedge Left turn onto Main, window down, heading for the corner store Gimme another one! [long piano solo] [Bridge] Stop sign. Gone. Radio hiss. Then a song. Hand on wheel. Not there. Summer. Then winter. A hood flash. Then school lockers. Six catching. A cough. A grin. Thirty years. Not yet. The street opens. Closes. Gimme another one! [Drum solo] [Pre-Chorus] I hear that '59 block bite Thirty years gone, still right here Knuckles on wood—don't stall now Then the Six-banger hits, and the whole road jumps Gimme another one! [very long E-Guitar & Bass SOLO] [Refrain] Hey! Step in! '59 Dodge Coronet Six—who's got the keys? Who’s got 'em? Who's got 'em? DODGE! DODGE! HIT IT! Say it! Say it! One! Two! Three! Four! C'mon! FIRE IT! REV IT! BARK! Louder! Louder! 1959, 1959, Coronet Six! Sedan! White-face! Broadcloth! Push-button drive! Tell me now! Last call! CRANK IT! TAKE IT! DRIVE IT! Hands up! Can't run it? HEY! MOVE! MOVE! Gimme another one! [bass solo] [Chorus] '59 Dodge Coronet Six, hood ornament right in the sun 1959, 1959 — over 30 years ago I had one, that spear of chrome on the nose, a little red-and-white airplane climbing off the hood One hard pull, its shadow skimming the paint while the grille shakes below Let her roll, and I’m back in that summer with the medallion cutting clean through the air Gimme another one! [Bass Solo] [Bridge] Late light. Then no light. Hood dip. Chop. Chrome gone. School bell. Then rain boots. Fan belt slips. Now catches. Green dash. Blue jeans. Wheel hard left. Mall parking lot. Needles climb. Then drop. Clutch in. Married. Then not. Throttle. Gravel. Mirror blur. A lunchbox. A gas cap. Door back. Hot afternoon on Castle Street, sweat on the vinyl bench 1959, 1959 — over 30 years ago I had one, that was mine, and I still keep it Gimme another one! [Guitar & Drum Solo] [Refrain] Step up! '59 Dodge Coronet Six—who's got the keys? Who’s got 'em? Who's got 'em? DODGE! RUN IT! RUN IT! C'mon now! Ten! Fifteen! Sixteen! Run now! FIRE IT! REV IT! LET IT BREATHE! Say it again! 1959, 1959, Coronet Six! White-face! Broadcloth! Push-button drive! Last call! CRANK IT! TAKE IT! DRIVE IT! Can't run it? HEY! MOVE! MOVE! Gimme another one! [guitar solo] [Bridge] Late light. Red roof. White fender. Driveway. A folded map. Then a parking ticket. Then my hand around the ring. Warm. Cold. I hear the six. No, I don't. It's parked. It's moving. I'm sixteen. No—twenty-six. No—back on the curb again, elbow in the glass. Screen door bangs. Dad calls. Somebody laughs. Key in. Key out. One turn. One cough. Block opens. Then closes. Old neighborhood. Then the freeway. Same corner. Different year. I’m not chasing it — I’m sitting there Gimme another one! [Outro] Ignition off. Motor stops. Handle click. Exit. [Bass & Guitar Solo] [Female Chorus] '59 Dodge. Red. White. Chrome flash. Engine cut. Done. Push-button. Drive. Past. A '59 Dodge. Memory. Over.
