"Rusty Old American Dream" lyrics - DAVID WILCOX

Well I don't look all that ragged
For all the time its been
But im weakened underneath me
Where my frame has rusted thin
And this years state inspection I just barely passed
Won't you drive me cross the country boy
This year could be my last

[Chorus:]
I'm that tailfin road locomotive
From the days of cheap gasoline
And I'm for sale by the side of the road, goin' nowhere
A rusty old american dream

I rolled off the line in Detroit back in 1958
Spent three days in the showroom, that's all I had to wait
I've been good to all who owned me, so have no fear.
Come on boy, put your money down, and get me outta here.

[Chorus]

Now this car needs a young man to own him.
One who will polish the chrome.
I will give you the rest of my lifetime.
Just don't let me die here alone.

You just jump me some juice to my batt'ry.
Give that old starter a spin.
Hear me whirr, sputter, backfire through the carburetor
And roar into life once again.

I am a tail finned road locomotive
You can polish my chrome so clean
We can fly off into the sunset together
A rusty old american dream (Still runnin')
A rusty old american dream