Velvet rolls royce Lyrics

Lyric discussion by detroitbass 

Cover art for Velvet rolls royce lyrics by Hurt

Velvet Rolls Royce isn't a metaphor for a coffin. They actually have hearses that are Rolls Royce. I believe this song is about the car ride in the hearse to bury his son. "Stop to count the cars" meaning the cars in the funeral precession.