Story Behind The Song

For years I drove an old Buick that folks called my totemobile because of all the animals that had "attacked" it, including bear claw marks on the trunk, a bashed in side from where one of my horses had backed into it, a front bumper that had a very close encounter with a deer, and a crack in the windshield from an attack by an owl. It kept running until it was broadsided by a ram...a Dodge Ram which was its ultimate demise. It required immortalization in a song...and this bluesy song was the result.

Song Description

The frustrations of a man without wheels in 'Deetroit 'City after his lover makes off with his good car and leaves him with an old broke down Buick.

Lyrics

Broke Down Buick Blues
(c) 2002 Lyrics by Bobbie Gallup ASCAP

Been walkin' these streets for mo' than a week
Rain through the holes in my shoes
A man can't get far when he ain't got a car
Got them broke down Buick blues
Broke down Buick blues

My lady she's gone.... man, she left me alone
Never made no excuse
Now I'm missing my honey, miss my car, miss my money
Got them broke down Buick blues
Baby.... broke down Buick blues

I used to cruise this town
I looked good with the ragtop down
Now all I got is a car that don't run
An' walkin just ain't no fun
She took my black Cadillac
An' she never did take one look back
Guess my cruisin' days are done

Ain't collected no pay since she went away
The boss man sez I'm through
Can't get to work on time, down to my last dime
Got them broke down Buick blues
Baby...... broke down Buick blues

I used to cruise this town
Looked good with my ragtop down
Now all I got is a car that don't run
An' walkin just ain't no fun
She took my black Cadillac
She never did take one look back
Guess my cruisin' days are done

Detroit City ain't got no pity
For a man with no wheels it's true
Ain't no sympathy for the likes of me
With them broke down Buick blues
I tell ya..... broke down Buick blues
One more time....
Got them broke down Buick blues

TAG: Damn thing waddn't any good when it was new.