Wrecked Truck
by Doug Midgley

Driving through the moonlit desert
I was howling with the radio
Wondering if the gas I've got...
Damn, how long is this road?
Dreaming 'bout that long white line
I didn't see that rusty nail
The hubcap danced in front of me
And the tire began to wail
The solid white line wasn't on my lift
Damn ditch was coming fast
Well it rolled, it stopped, it changed my plans
My body it the dash
The last few beats of some country song
Empty beer cans hitting the roof
Cold water from the cooler
The glass wasn't shatter proof

Was just a near miss 
Another rough kiss
A little bad luck
Another wrecked truck
A little mishap
Another cold slap
A little bit of luck
You see I get another chance
Was just a near miss 
Another rough kiss
A little bad luck
Another wrecked truck
A little mishap
Another cold slap
A little bit of luck
You see I get another chance

Well, I woke up surrounded by my new truck
It was a very bad day, but not my last
I was a little bumped, bloodied, bruised
But not too broken I hoped
As I climbed through the shards of glass
Even the cooler got wasted bouncing around the cab
My last cold one was warm by then
But it was the only one I had
You see I've tasted blood and beer before
But this time I was glad

Was just a near miss 
Another rough kiss
A little bad luck
Another wrecked truck
A little mishap
Another cold slap
A little bit of luck
You see I get another chance
Was just a near miss 
Another rough kiss
A little bad luck
Another wrecked truck
A little mishap
Another cold slap
A little bit of luck
You see I get another chance

Well, I tried to spit and couldn't 
I was as dry as the sand around me
I wished I hadn't killed that can so fast
And it was only 8:15
A lizard took my eyes 
To a piece of the sideview mirror
Two black eyes, a broken nose
Smiling back at me from ear to ear
So I went up to check out the skid marks
I was hoping that a car'd come by
But none did so I started walking down
That hot, long, lonely, white line
The blacktop was getting hotter than
The day was getting long
I dug deep to find another step
And kept humming that country song

Was just a near miss 
Another rough kiss
A little bad luck
Another wrecked truck
A little mishap
Another cold slap
A little bit of luck
You see I get another chance
Was just a near miss 
Another rough kiss
A little bad luck
Another wrecked truck
A little mishap
Another cold slap
A little bit of luck
I'm still here

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