Sausalito Summernight

It's a good ol' cruising to California song. However, instead of riding in a hot rod with chicks by their side, this trip isn't a fun one because of the various problems they have with their junker of a car.

The missing lyrics are:

"Another mile or two to Frisco, 800 gallons from L.A. The engine's thumping like a disco, We ought to dump her in the Bay..."

Love this song.

Gettin' Out of High Scool without a worry in the world!

We left for Frisco in your Rambler The radiator running dry I've never been much of a gambler and had a preference to fly

You said "forget about the airline, let's take the car and save the fare." We blew a gasket on the Grapevine and eighty dollars on repairs

All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard

Hot summer night in Sausalito Can't stand the heat another mile Let's drop a quarter in the meter and hit the sidewalk for a while

I'll have a burger and a root beer You feed the heap some of the grape A shot of premium to boot, dear We'll get across the Golden Gate

All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard

Another mile or two to Frisco, 200 gallons from L.A. The engine's thumping like a disco, We ought to dump her in the Bay...

All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard

Cashin' all my checks Straightenin' out my bank? Spend it on a Rambler with a wormhole in the tank

Look out over here Watch out over there Can't afford a blowout 'cause we haven't got a spare

All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard (Sausalito summernight) All aboard

I heard this one quite a lot on the radio in the summers of '81-82 or so. This is about how a guy listens to his girlfriend and instead of flying from LA to San Francisco, they take a road trip. Unfortunately, almost nothing goes as planned; the car breaks down, the trip is long, but they still have a lot of fun and it's worthwhile to them.

Songs like this seem sadly missing from radio today. It's all profit, profit, profit without the fun.

"Feed the heap some multi-grade ..."