new song

hey folks. here's a new one i just got done with, and it's definitely making the band's setlist.

Sideview Mirror

Driving round downtown
Each stoplight an endless wait
Pavement cracked, you pick up the slack
But you should’ve probably just stayed
The dashboard’s split, all along you’ve known it
Somewhere streets turn to gravel
The clutch is past its prime and it’s time
This whole thing began to unravel

Carburetor, catch you later, metal-flake paint and some chrome
Carburetor, catch you later, down the street a hundred miles from home

The trees are green, the avenue bleeds
You plug it and make a left turn
Between what you want and what you need
You smoke a cigarette while you burn
So you name your car and take off the tar
With rags and some turpentine
The echoes stay and yesterday
You stopped asking for some kind of sign

Carburetor, catch you later, metal-flake paint and some chrome
Carburetor, catch you later, down the street a hundred miles from home

You’d sockhop from rooftop to rooftop
If you thought you only could
After a rolling stop you see a cop
He knows that you’re up to no good
It doesn’t matter that your seats are in tatters
You’re already good as gone
Imitation ain’t flattery, just a jumpstarted battery
You’re done with the pros and the cons

Carburetor, catch you later, metal-flake paint and some chrome
Carburetor, catch you later, down the street a hundred miles from home