Story Behind The Song

Travelling to Seattle once, I passed several "wide loads" bound for the outskirts of town. Seems like the whole idea just deserves some commentary.

Song Description

This is a hillbilly song about some folks gittin' a manufactured home brung to'em.

Lyrics

Wide Load
Copyright 2002 Ric Seaberg

Chorus
Here it comes, our brand new house, down this country road
Its still in two pieces cuz its wider than a load
They're gonna drop it on our land and nail the rafters tight
Break out the blender Brenda, we're gonna celebrate t'night!

Well I was down at the cigarette store, talkin' to my sister Elaine
Buyin' a case-a -cartons of some brand without a name
She was a'lookin' at catalogs of manufactured homes
I couldn't believe my eyes at how that industry has grown

You can get'em with a big ol'porch fer hangin' overalls
Vaulted ceilin's livin' rooms with texture on the walls
Open format family rooms and plugs fer every light
Insulated to the gills they're makin them homesteads right..
Ohhh Chorus

Now my ol' brother Larry's got a house he built hisself
It's a bigger house than where his former fam'ly dwelt
Well they got them a castle with them climbin' flower vines
That's jes too much upkeep, you gotta prune'm all the time

Well we fulfilled our manufactured lodgin' fantasy
We don' need insurance cuz we got a warrantee
We're gonna leave the yard all dirt but it might turn t' muck
So I'll jes throw some plywood down t' git up to the truck
Ohhhh
Here it comes our brand new house, down this country road
It's still in two pieces cuz it's wider than a load
Long as them twisters stay away then this is livin' right
Break out the blender Brenda we're gonna celebrate t'night Ohh
Break out the blender Brenda we're gonna celebrate t'night!!!

Talking part..
Hey darlin'. Git up t' the liquor store will ya' I don' think we got enuough stuff here t ?make any more a'them long island ice teas & pick me up a racin' form too babe & some lottery tickets.jackpots up t'like 30 mil er somethin' like that ok bye
Door shuts
Oh wait a minute dammit
Door opens
Hey don' ferget the kahlua sweetie