burnszilla
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I heard this song on KPIG Radio yesterday. The artist mentions me splittin' lanes in the pourin' rain. It's available on iTunes.
http://www.michaelgaither.com/
The scenic, four-lane highway that connects Santa Cruz, California to San Jose (Silicon Valley) is a hairy experience when youre dodging distracted drivers, gravel trucks, and motorcycles splitting laneseven in the pouring rain.
Highway 17
Michael Gaither / MaryLou Tunes / ASCAP
High-strung yuppie in an SUV
Hits the brakes in front of me
6:00 a.m., highway 17
Motorcycles splittin' lanes
Even in the pourin' rain
People ain't too bright, on highway 17
Out the door in the dark again
First thing in the morning, coffee in hand
Getting ready to make that dreadful drive
See there's this windy road on the way to work
People goin' to fast and they don't even look
While the rest of us wonder if we'll make it back home alive
Gravel truck spittin' rock
The guy behind him cuts me off
Every day on highway 17
There's some guy changing a flat
Everybody slow down - take a look at that
So much to see on highway 17
It's a perfect picture of the human race
There's a chick on the phone
Some guy shaving his face
Once I saw a driver in the fast lane w
Watching TV
We're just going to work
It shouldn't be that hard
You just keep up with traffic
Look out for cars
Everybody play nice
Like when we were three
Porsche passes me at 85
Cop gives his partner a big high five
PickinÔÇÖ ÔÇÿem off on highway 17
Horns are honking, cars are rude
Lots of pent-up attitude
Then one day, it all occurred to me
See it took me years to realize
Some people just ain't satisfied
Unless theyÔÇÖre doing all they can to get ahead
So you can drive like an idiot, I donÔÇÖt care
TheyÔÇÖll still have work whenever I get there
Hurry on by - IÔÇÖll take my time instead
So itÔÇÖs up at 5:00 and out the door
Wonder what the hell IÔÇÖm doinÔÇÖ this for
But now I have my own philosophy
It ainÔÇÖt hard, let people pass
Keep your eyes on the road, stay off my back
We'll survive highway 17
Day after day on highway 17
Got my life in my hands on highway 17
Just get me home, from highway 17
http://www.michaelgaither.com/
The scenic, four-lane highway that connects Santa Cruz, California to San Jose (Silicon Valley) is a hairy experience when youre dodging distracted drivers, gravel trucks, and motorcycles splitting laneseven in the pouring rain.
Highway 17
Michael Gaither / MaryLou Tunes / ASCAP
High-strung yuppie in an SUV
Hits the brakes in front of me
6:00 a.m., highway 17
Motorcycles splittin' lanes
Even in the pourin' rain
People ain't too bright, on highway 17
Out the door in the dark again
First thing in the morning, coffee in hand
Getting ready to make that dreadful drive
See there's this windy road on the way to work
People goin' to fast and they don't even look
While the rest of us wonder if we'll make it back home alive
Gravel truck spittin' rock
The guy behind him cuts me off
Every day on highway 17
There's some guy changing a flat
Everybody slow down - take a look at that
So much to see on highway 17
It's a perfect picture of the human race
There's a chick on the phone
Some guy shaving his face
Once I saw a driver in the fast lane w
Watching TV
We're just going to work
It shouldn't be that hard
You just keep up with traffic
Look out for cars
Everybody play nice
Like when we were three
Porsche passes me at 85
Cop gives his partner a big high five
PickinÔÇÖ ÔÇÿem off on highway 17
Horns are honking, cars are rude
Lots of pent-up attitude
Then one day, it all occurred to me
See it took me years to realize
Some people just ain't satisfied
Unless theyÔÇÖre doing all they can to get ahead
So you can drive like an idiot, I donÔÇÖt care
TheyÔÇÖll still have work whenever I get there
Hurry on by - IÔÇÖll take my time instead
So itÔÇÖs up at 5:00 and out the door
Wonder what the hell IÔÇÖm doinÔÇÖ this for
But now I have my own philosophy
It ainÔÇÖt hard, let people pass
Keep your eyes on the road, stay off my back
We'll survive highway 17
Day after day on highway 17
Got my life in my hands on highway 17
Just get me home, from highway 17
on March 10th (my birthday) in Austin.
