Double Nickel
Well, it used to be defined
By a white road sign
Now there's almost no limit
But the sky I guess
People get excited
When they got no time
Speeding through life
Like there's no tomorrow
Beg or borrow
Double nickel.
Sammy used to sing
He couldn't drive it
Mario Andretti
On the car pool side
Traffic gets us moving
But we just can't get by
With a limit
Double nickel don't cut it
So we floor it
Leaving the honest behind.
But that's not what I'm talking about
Life is like a highway
And we joke about old age
And then it creeps up on us
And the jokes start to fade
As we question:
What have we done?
How far have we come?
Double nickel ahead
What will I leave behind?
We take to the road
When high School is over
There's always a path
Which way to go?
God only knows
But regardless of it
Double nickel knows
We might regret it
If we go too fast
Trying to keep up
With the Jones’s
In a new Cadillac
When all we've got is a Chevy
But it will do
As long as the road is open
And our minds are focused
Life won't pass us by.
Sammy used to sing
He couldn't drive it
Mario Andretti
On the car pool side
Traffic gets us moving
But we just can't get by
With a limit
Double nickel don't cut it
So we floor it
Leaving the honest behind.
One year older
And the candles flame
Who gets the honor
Blowing them out
Like an old spare tire
But that's not what I'm talking about
What lessons learned?
What directions turned?
Made us who we are today
We don't come into this world
With an owner's manual
Just a slap on the back
And the old Gideon's Bible
Where to go when?
Sammy used to sing
He couldn't drive it
Mario Andretti
On the car pool side
Traffic gets us moving
But we just can't get by
With a limit
Double nickel don't cut it
So we floor it
Leaving the honest behind.
Alright,
One more left turn in us
If we just rely
On old double nickel
To give us a ride
Slowing down don't mean we're old
It just says we're wise
Beyond the car pool side
Cruising along till we see it
Another sun rise
A roadside rest
Till the end of time.
D.A. Wittler 17’
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