Firebird '85

Tall towers wait for the looters, strung along the local commuter

Like graves of a future age unrealized

Those days are long behind you

You won't mind a warm reminder

When the south bound Cardinal rattles out a lullaby

In the car with your cardboard Dylan

Eight o'clock with the top down killing time, oh my

Cutting ties with the cut-rate living

You could rise in a Firebird '85

Rattle on in one long quitting time

Through the haze as days get longer, the feeling grows

And your heart gets stronger

Let the south bound Cardinal rattle you to sleep tonight

He's both a lover and hater, and a front-end loader operator

Let the south bound Cardinal rattle you sleep tonight

But I'm so certain that you'll be feeling better

With your long lean body soaking up the weather

With your back to the leather, never up against the wall

In the car with your cardboard Dylan

Eight o'clock with the top down killing time, oh my

Cutting ties with the cut-rate living

You could rise in a Firebird '85

Rattle on in one long quitting time