Tony Joe White - I Want My Fleetwood Back lyrics
[Tony Joe White - I Want My Fleetwood Back lyrics]
We were scuffling hard just barely staying alive
Money's kind of scarce when you're just an opening act
Last thing on my mind was a fleetwood Cadillac
We were cruising downtown just on a Sunday drive
I looked out on a car lot and something caught my eye
It was baby blue, had a Rolls Royce grill
A continental kit and silver spokes on the wheels
I put some money down and I told the man I would be back
I knew I had to have that fleetwood Cadillac
I drove it up to Nashville, I was feeling kinda proud
But the billies said it's gaudy, just too loud
That's all right, I was willing to take a little flak
You do what you must do for a fleetwood Cadillac
It was just too long wouldn't fit in my garage
Uncle Sam was in the distance and it was not a mirage
Said he needed money for some previous income tax
Oh, I had to let it go
But now I want my fleetwood back
The new Cadillacs, it's hard to even tell 'em
The colors ain't too cool and they're shaped like a watermelon
If they give me one I don't think I would even react
One thing on my mind
I want my fleetwood back