Stolen Car |
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| I met a little girl and I settled down
In a little house out on the edge of town We got married, and swore we'd never part Then little by little we drifted from each other's heart At first I thought it was just restlessness That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep In the end it was something more I guess That tore us apart and made us weep And I'm driving a stolen car Down on Eldridge Avenue Each night I wait to get caught But I never do She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote When our love was young and bold She said last night she read those letters And they made her feel one hundred years old And I'm driving a stolen car On a pitch black night And I'm telling myself I'm gonna be alright But I ride by night and I travel in fear That in this darkness I will disappear Alternate version on Tracks: I met a little girl and I settled down In a little house out on the edge of town We got married and swore we'd never part Then little by little we drifted from each other's heart Now I'm driving a stolen car on a pitch-black night And I'm doin' my best to make it through Well I'm just sittin' down here at the Stanton light I wanna get caught but I never do At first I thought it was just restlessness That would fade as time went by and our love grew deep In the end it was something more I guess That tore us apart and made us weep And I'm driving a stolen car waitin' on that little red light I keep tellin' myself everything's gonna be alright But I ride by night and I travel in feat That in this darkness I might just disappear She asked if I remembered the letters I wrote When our love was young and we were bold She said last night she read those letters And they made her feel a hundred years old There's a river that runs by that little town down into the sea It was there in the shade I laid my body down As she flowed on so effortlessly Now there's a party tonight out off the county line There'll be dancing down at Seven Trees From these banks I can see those party lights shine Maybe she's there, maby she's looking for me Last night I dreamed I made the call I swore to return to stay forevermore Once again we stood on the wedding steps at Victory Hall And walked arm in arm through the chapel door I can remember how good I felt inside When the preacher said "Son you may kiss the bride" But as I leaned over to touch her pretty lips I felt it all slip away through my fingertips And I'm driving a stolen car through a pitch-black night I keep telling myself everything's gonna be alright But I ride by night and I travel in fear No matter what I do or where I drive Nobody ever sees me when I ride by |
Notes
This song exists in two incarnations, the one known from The River and another one which was later released on Tracks (see below). The two songs are so different they are almost two different songs.
ChordsLive history
"" has been performed live a total of times.
First known performance:
1980-10-03, Ann Arbor, MI
The River Tour
Last known performance:
2016-07-28, Oslo, Norway
The River Tour 2016
Release history
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