Armadillo on the Interstate
Solo songwriter/guitarist.
Lyrics
[4/4, mod. slow & sleazy-sounding]
ARMADILLO ON THE INTERSTATE
–J. Wrabek
1.
God made the world and then he napped a while,
Woke up from sleeping with a great big smile,
Said, "I'm gonna have me some fun today,
Gonna make me a critter t'chase the blues away;
Gonna make him look like a li'l pile of dirt,
Dress him up in armor so he don't get hurt,
Turn him loose in the world to play,
See where his li'l free will gonna take him..."
CHORUS:
Armadillo on the Interstate,
Playin' in the traffic and tempting fate;
Headed for Heaven and just can't wait;
Armadillo on the Interstate.
2.
Well, he wander around until his eyes behold
This lady armadillo across the road;
To say she was pretty was prob'ly facetious,
She'd been rejected by all other species;
Like an armored car on four little feet,
He waddled off to his Destiny,
Lady armadillo on the other side,
Gonna knock her over and make her his bride...
CHORUS:
Armadillo on the Interstate,
Playin' in the traffic and tempting fate;
Headed for Heaven and just can't wait;
Armadillo on the Interstate.
3.
Well, the future can change in the blink of an eye;
An eighteen-wheeler come roaring by,
Swept that li'l armadillo off his feet
And set him back down in more than one piece;
Lady armadillo, don't look back,
Your boyfriend is turnin' into tire tracks,
Poor little girl got nothing left,
Gonna wander out in the road herself...
CHORUS:
Armadillo on the Interstate,
Playin' in the traffic and tempting fate;
Headed for Heaven and just can't wait;
Armadillo on the Interstate.
4.
Well, the moral of this story that I sing to you:
Don't do what the armadillos do;
You're gonna be in a whole lot of pain
If you don't stay out of that high-speed lane...
CHORUS:
Armadillo on the Interstate,
Playin' in the traffic and tempting fate;
Headed for Heaven and just can't wait;
Armadillo on the Interstate.
(C) 2006 J. Wrabek dba Outside Services Ltd. All the usual rights reserved just in case. No armadillos were harmed in the writing of this song (and no semis, either).
