Turnpikes and Parkways

Turnpikes and Parkways
music & lyrics by S. Seskin copyright 2002

A three day weekend, going down the shore to eat steamers, clams and corn and catch some rays and drink beer on the beach in the day

I picked you up at three and we were free, you hopped into my car and I sped off before you closed your door

Hot as hell, high summertime, no air conditioner in my ride, my primer coat gray hooptie made in '85

Windows down we did not care the wind it blew right threw our hair until we hit the highway and the day turned unfair

Too many cars, no scenery
Just SUV's in my way
Too many fools all racing
To get there yesterday
Too much work just to have fun
I can't see where I'm going
Fighting parkways and turnpikes is so annoying

I learned to drive defensively, apparently it's only me who signals to change lanes and thinks it means anything

A couple in a fancy car they cut me off it flipped me out, I flipped the bird I swerved away out loud I prayed thank God we're safe!

My heart was beating so fast
Vacation had started but it just couldn't last
And just when I thought all was calm
Turnpikes and parkways proved me wrong

The yuppie couple caught up next to us, they screamed and they made faces, the woman held a mineral water bottle in her fist

She pitched it like a baseball jock, it sailed right threw my window, grazed my nose then whacked you in the face and you saw stars

Too many cars, no scenery
Death to SUV's
Too many fools all racing
To piss off you and me
Too much work just to have fun
I can't see where I'm going
Fighting parkways and turnpikes is so annoying

Too many cars, no scenery
Just oil refineries
Too many fools all racing
To piss off you and me
Too much work just to have fun
I can't see where I'm going
Fighting parkways and turnpikes is so annoying

Another three day weekend came along
I think that it was Labor Day And this time we decided to stay home