Lyric discussion by Bellyfull of Swans 

Yep this is off of Sweet Relief...a Victoria Williams song.

Mary would never accept a ride in a car, and it was a car that killed her, even though she tried to keep them away from her.

"That which you fear the most can meet you half way"

It is kind of like not being able to escape your fate in a way. It is captured through the narrative of an onlooker who sets the stage for the car issue, by telling us about the drinking and racing.

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