you gotta roll when you think it won't roll no more

you gotta pump it up when it's flat

you gotta check it where the rubber meets the road

if it's a geo or a cadillac

you can't whine when the siren finds you

you can't fake it when the fuel is gone

but you just might find if you limp it to the line

the line ain't so long, so long



I had a girl, had a girl, such a beautiful girl

I had her love me for awhile

she was mine, she was mine, she was really fine

she used to treat me like a baby child

she loved me like a rainbow, she loved me so strong

then I went away for a minute and a day

it was one minute too long, so long



honey you got time to fix what is broken

don't be afraid to get rid of what's wrong, so long



I wanna go, wanna go, on a mystery trip

I wanna cruise down the miracle mile

I wanna push it to the limit in dead man's curve

make jump, make it squeal, make it shimmy for awhile

oh yeah! my baby

now would you wanna come along

your daddy might say that you're slippin' away

but I know you're already gone, so long



long, long, long, long

so long