From the recording Yellow
Lyrics
IT WAS 1979, IN THE WINTER TIME IT CAME, DAD SAVED A FEW HE MADE, SOME FROM BETS HE’D LAID.
THE OLD GIRL NEVER BANKED UPON A GIFT THIS SIZE AND SHAPE, SAT UPON THE DRIVEWAY, SHINING LIKE THE SUN.
IT WAS A CHRYSLER SIGMA STATION WAGON, IN METALLIC BLUE,SHE GOT
A BRAND NEW CAR,
A BRAND NEW CAR.
BRANDY FLOWED RIGHT THROUGH HER VEINS IN SHEER DISBELIEF, THOUGHT IT MUST BE STOLEN AND THE OLD MAN WAS A THIEF. SHE’D NEVER WON A KICK IN A STAMPEDE OR A RACE, WHAT’S THIS THING ON FOUR WHEELS, DOING AT MY
PLACE.
IT WAS A CHRYSLER SIGMA STATION WAGON, IN METALLIC BLUE,SHE GOT
A BRAND NEW CAR,
A BRAND NEW CAR.
IT HAD A BONNET EMBLEM, HER INITIALS WERE INSCRIBED, PINSTRIPES, ASHTRAY AND OVERHEAD LIGHTS.
THE SEATS HAD VELVET INSERTS, A LUMBER FOR HER BACK, INDICATORS ON THE GUARDS, SPEAKERS IN THE BACK.
IT WAS A CHRYSLER SIGMA STATION WAGON, IN METALLIC BLUE, SHE GOT
A BRAND NEW CAR,
A BRAND NEW CAR.
IT HAD A TWO LITRE AUTOMATIC UNDER THE HOOD, WHEN SHE PUT THAT FOOT DOWN, MAN IT TOOK OFF GOOD.
THE OLD MAN WOULD SIT IN FEAR, CLAWS IN THE DASH, CLOSE HIS EYES AND HOPE LIKE HELL THE OLD GIRL DIDN’T CRASH.
IT WAS A CHRYSLER SIGMA STATION WAGON, IN METALLIC BLUE, SHE GOT
A BRAND NEW CAR,
A BRAND NEW CAR.
SHE WAS LIKE A QUEEN , WHEN SHE’D HIT THE ROAD AND DRIVE, I NEVER WILL FORGET IT WHEN THE OLD GIRL UP AND DIED. SHE NEVER DROVE AGAIN, OLD MAYBE SAD, LOST THE ONLY THING GIVEN TO HER BY MY DAD.
IT WAS A CHRYSLER SIGMA STATION WAGON, IN METALLIC BLUE,SHE GOT
A BRAND NEW CAR,
A BRAND NEW CAR. SHE GOT
A BRAND NEW CAR,
A BRAND NEW CAR.