Ten Ton Chicken - Rearview Mirror

Rear View Mirror

Words and Music - Fred Callaway

We were driving home / from the hippodrome

Won a ton of cash / drinking sour mash

I was cruising along / you were hitting the bong

We were laughing like hell / feeling pretty swell

Came upon a town / wasn't slowing down

It was past midnight / not a person in sight

Near an old gas pump / felt a real hard thump

.... and I said

You're looking in the rear-view mirror

But I'm just trying to forget

I told you that I didn't see her

You sure she hasn't stood up yet?

I wouldn't call it assault / it was really her fault

Standing in the street / being so discreet

She was wearing all black / needle in a haystack

She was easy to miss / but easy not to miss

Pulled over for a bit / took another hit

She was still lying there / hope she has healthcare

Then a man came out / he was starting to shout

Your face filled with dread / and I said

I was speeding away / trying to allay

Your anxious affect / you were circumspect

What's your problem I asked / you looked at me aghast

I was unabashed / the police lights flashed

In the back of the car / looking through the bars

You were sobbing away / I felt pretty okay

Just a matter of time / is driving drunk a crime?

She was probably dead / but I said

You're looking in the rear-view mirror

But I'm just trying to forget

I told you that I didn't see her

You sure she hasn't stood up yet?