Driving out of Vegas in their automobile
She was in the backseat while he was at the wheel
With the windows wide open
All the money from the store they'd gambled away
He said, "...the best laid plans... often... go astray."
She took the page of her book and turned it down
She lit a cigarette... she didn't make a sound
"And I know if we'd had just one more chance," he said
"I know -- we'd finally hit the big one at last," she said

Instead of another lost weekend
Lost weekend
Another lost weekend
Lost weekend

"Pull over soon," she said, "it's no big deal,
You can take any exit that you happen to feel is
The right one."
The right one

As she slowly blew her smoke out of the rear wind vent
She thought back on all the letters she'd sent
For a contest to be on a quiz game show
"Maybe I shoulda stayed in school," he said
"Yeah, I know -- start your own business
Cleaning swimming pools," she said

Instead of another lost weekend
Lost weekend
Another lost weekend
Lost weekend
Another lost weekend
Lost weekend
Another lost weekend
Lost weekend

She leaned forward over the front seat and
Twiddled with the radio dial
She looked out the window, saw a sign
And both of them began to smile
"There's a place we could stay at...
It's up another mile."


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    My Opinion

    It's a slice of depressed post war Americana. Stan Ridgway is a master at this kind of thing. He did it best with WOV, I think.

    gandydanceron August 10, 2011   Link

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