Story Behind The Song
I lived it.
| Song Length |
3:28 |
Genre |
Folk - Contemporary, Pop - Alternative |
Lyrics
THE GREAT AMERICAN DRIVE IN CARS
Drivin' to the drive-in in a '57 Ford.
Stayin until 2 in the mornin'.
All they had was dreams and half a dollar in their jeans.
Fallin so in love, in the back seat of a 57 Ford.
(((refrain)))
Wasn't Jesus there, in their '57 Ford?
Didn't Jesus hear every prayer they ever said
watching Elvis movies, in the back seat of their '57 Ford?
Grandpa was suspicious, but he never said a word.
Grandma knew that Jesus would be with them.
All they had was dreams like the world has never seen.
Falling so in love, in the back seat of a '57 Chevrolet?
(((refrain)))
Wasn't Jesus there, in their '57 Chevrolet?
Didn't Jesus hear every word they'd ever pray
watching Elvis movies in the back seat of a '57 Chevrolet?
(((C-W Rap/Spoken)))
Now it might notta been a Ford or a Chevrolet
It mighta been something we never even heard of today,
It mighta been an old Hudson,
Or a Studebaker,
Or maybe it was
An old Packard monster
with automatic load leveling.
But it was an American car.
It sure was an American car.
(((refrain)))
Wasn't Jesus there in their '57 Ford?
Didn't Jesus hear every word they'd ever pray?
Watching Elvis movies, in the back seat of a '57 Ford.
Watching Elvis movies, in the back seat of a '57 Chevrolet.
© ron wilson aka ron Arbuthnot aka
Vee Bdosa the Doylestown Poet