The Car Song (Live From Melbourne, December 2021 (original Line-up Final Tour))
The Cat Empire
Alternative
7
Dari
PERFORMING ARTISTS
The Cat Empire
Performer
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Harry James Angus
Songwriter
Lirik
The weekend is the weekend and it's sunny in the park
I'll stay here with my beer and fish and chips til it gets dark
I've got a lot of homework but homework, he can wait
I never start my homework til its already too late
My parents say think about your future and my teachers say the same
But it's hard when there's a basketball game in the park
It's 1998 and everybody's saying:
"Harry, you're going to be a lawyer some day!"
It's Monday, bloody Monday, and there's two things I forgot
I forgot to do my homework and I've only got one sock
I'm halfway through a test but I just can't concentrate
I'm sitting next to Fontaine, I want to ask her on a date
I really want to start a conversation but each time she walks past
I start choking on my pencil and fall flat on my ass
I need to concentrate, I have to get this grade
Or I might fail to be a lawyer someday
But just right now can't think of anything better to do
Than just sit down at the piano and a write this tune
And maybe later, maybe later in the afternoon
I'll sit back and relax and think of all the things I'm going to do
Someday, I'll buy an old car
Someday, I'll get that car to start
Someday, I'll learn how to drive too
And then someday, imagine all the things I could do
That was 1998 now
Bring it forward to the present day now
Cause some things have changed
But some things (Some things!)
Never change (Never change!)
Check it out (Check it out!)
The weekend is the weekend and it's sunny in the park
I'll stay here with my beer and fish 'n' chips til it gets dark
I just saw Peter Parsons, who used to be in my class
I always gave him wedgies cause I thought he worked too hard
He said, "Harry, life is great, I feel so happy these days
I'm a litigation lawyer, so, I got it made
I'm going out with Fontaine, rememer her from tenth grade?
I drive a Porsche so I can't complain"
Shit! And look at me can't think of anything better to do
Than just sit down at the piano and write this tune
And maybe later, maybe later in the afternoon
I'll sit back and relax and think of all the things I'm going to do
Someday, I'll buy an old car
Someday, I'll get that car to start
Someday, I'll learn how to drive too
And then someday, imagine all the things I could do
And look at me can't think of anything better to do
Than just sit down at the piano and write this tune
And maybe later, maybe later in the afternoon
I'll sit back and relax and think of all the things I'm going to do
Someday, I'll buy an old car
Someday, I'll get that car to start
Someday, I'll learn how to drive too
And then someday, imagine all the things I could do
Written by: Harry James Angus
