Behind The Wheel

friday night at 7:30
I took her to the station
she was going down to houston
to visit her relations
I stopped & bought some beer
then went home to watch tv
but I started feeling restless
it began to get to me
when I get behind the wheel
I can drive it all away
makes no difference what I feel
I can drive it all away
when I get behind the wheel
I just turned off of high street
& was headed down to broadway
but it did not take me long to see
that I had come the wrong way
every one had some one else
& they were walking hand in hand
that’s the wrong kind of scenery
for a poor lonely man
just about two hours later
I was wonderin if she missed me
when I saw her leave a motel
& she got into a taxi
so I followed as the driver
headed back down towards the station
then my wheels started keeping pace
with my imagination
when I get behind the wheel
I can drive it all away
makes no difference what I feel
I can drive it all away
when I get behind the wheel
I read it in the paper
the very next morning
how a hit and run had killed a young
woman without warning
there seemed to be no witnesses
it happened near the station
now she’s going back to houston
for the family visitation
Behind The Wheel
About This Song:
A tale of deception & murder that cooks at a cool heat, fueled by the Coltrane-toned tenor saxophone of Steve Feierabend & the manic drums of Duncan Moore.
Song Credits:
Bob Magnusson: acoustic bass
Steve Feierabend: tenor saxophone
Duncan Moore: drums
Tommy Aros: conga
Chuck Perrin: acoustic guitar & vocal