Hot Rod Lincoln (Kings Of The Texas Swing Live)

My pappy said son you gonna drive me to drinkin'
 If you don't stop drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln

 Have you heard the story about the hot rod race
 When the Ford and the Lincoln were settin' the pace
 That story's true I'm here to say
 Cause I was a drivin' that Model 
 It's got a Lincoln motor and it's really souped up
 That Model body makes it look like a pup
 It's got eight cylinders and uses them all
 And an overdrive that just won't stall

 It's got a 4-barrel carb and dual exhausts
 4:11 gears that really get lost
 Safety tubes and I'm not scared
 The brakes are good and the tires are fair

 We left San Pedro late one night
 The moon and the stars were shinin' bright
 We were drivin' up Grapevine Hill
 Passin' cars like they were standin' still

 Then all of a sudden, in the wink of an eye
 Cadillac sedan passed us by
 I said boys that's the mark for me
 But by then the taillights was all you could see

 Now the fellers ribbed me for bein' behind
 So I started to make that Lincoln unwind
 Took my foot off the gas and man alive
 I shoved it down into overdrive

 Well I wound it up to hundred and ten
 Twisted the speedometer cable hit top end
 Had my foot glued right to the floor
 I said that's all there is there ain't no more

 Now the fellas thought I'd lost all sense
 The telephone poles looked like a picket fence
 They said slow down I see spots
 The lines on the road just looked like dots

 I took a corner and passed a truck
 I crossed my fingers just for luck
 The fenders clickin' the guard rail post
 The guy beside me was white as a ghost

 Smoke was comin' outta the back
 When I started to gain on that Cadillac
 I knew I could catch him and hoped I could pass
 But when I did I'd be short on gas

 Had flames comin' from out of the side
 You could feel the tension man what a ride
 I said look out boys I've got a license to fly
 And the Cadillac pulled over and let me by

 Now all of a sudden a rod started knockin'
 Down in the depths she started a rockin'
 I looked in the mirror and a red light was blinkin'
 The cops was after my Hot Rod Lincoln

 They arrested me and put me in jail.
 They called my pop to throw my bail.
 And he said son you're gonna drive me to drinkin'
 If you don't quit drivin' that Hot Rod Lincoln