Sometymes Why - The Rearview Mirror lyrics

One, two, three

So Linda was a looker
But she was looking the wrong way
This here's the story
Of what happened that day
You see her man, his name was Elmer
You heard me right it took years of tears
But she finally left him last night

Her friends had long told her
It was time to go and Chloe, she'd said
"Come stay with me here in O-hi-o!"
And Linda didn't pack much just one big box
What could go wrong?
Is she having second thoughts?

Oh, no, baby oh, no, no
Well didn't you hear?
You don't put on your lipstick
In the rearview mirror

So Linda drove nine hours
Almost got a room and said "I'm done"
But she kept on
Determined her new life had begun
When the 7 am sunrise
Caught her still en route
She finally slowed down
In the Cleveland commute
And since she wasn't going 80

Took one hand off the wheel
And fumbled in her purse for
Some blush and some concealer
She caught her own reflection
Baggy eyes and messy hair
And suddenly, a fright
She'd left the curling iron on back there

Oh, no, baby oh, no no no
Well didn't you hear?
You don't put on your lipstick
In the rearview mirror

As the traffic slowed down
She thought of turning around i mean what
What would Elmer do if the house burned down?
No, that's silly it would never, ever happen
"But what if?", she thought
Then regret began to set in
Vacation could have fixed us
Perhaps a trip to France
I should've given Elmer
A thousandth second chance
I planted tulips last fall
I'd like to see them come up
And Elmer used to be so sweet-
Sorry, I must interrupt

Oh, no, baby oh, no no no
Well didn't you hear?
You don't put on your lipstick
In the rearview mirror

Well now this U-Haul truck in front of her
It slowed down too fast
But as she swerved she got covered in pink
You mean Wildberry Blast?
Her car hit the truck
But that's not the worst
She caused a twelve car pileup
Thirteen, with the hearse
It's really a miracle that nobody died
Even the hearse, it was empty
They'd just buried the guy

But as the sirens and lights
Filled up the emergency lane twelve drivers
They'd already pegged Linda to blame
And the evidence it was clear
Smeared all over the windshield
Naw, it wasn't blood
It had that Maybelline feel
Then some rubbernecking driver
Coming the opposite way

She seemed clear on the story
Leaned out the window to say
"It might not be my business
But, I mean it kindly
Hindsight's 2020, but it can also blind yee
Somehow it looks like might help you to know
From now on if you leave home
Keep your eyes on the road"

Oh, no, baby oh, no no no
Well didn't you hear?
You don't put on your lipstick
In the rearview mirror