Stuck Lyrics

The car stopped running in the middleof the road. . .Beyond any phoneline or 911 codeHopes were dismal we'd ever get towedand if we slept in that ride we might awakeupon explode.It was as dark as night when the sun wentdown, long after we left the last little town.Not even the endless heat of daycared to stick aroundIt got as cold as it gets hereThen got colder we found.The linkage must've jammed'cause now the Chevy won't budgeThe kid sleeps on your lapand won't wake when you nudgeYou left a whole world of light behind,Now you hold a grudge. . .And as you carry the kid outyou curse the clutchIt'll be a wonder if you both canavoid the death of coldThis stuff used to be cakeBut now takes its tollHow can you be this unlucky justto get this unlucky old?And you wonder what else livesin this slice of roadAnd you lie to your handsyou lie to your heartyou lie to your liverand tell them they will survive.Ironically, as you lie there by the side of theroad and can't wait for the sun to come andburn off the cold.When you awake it's still dark,and the thunder could mean rainYou check the childs breathingand curse the clutch again.It seems impossible that no one has passedor crashed into your rideAnd as the lull of sleep again attacksthe rain finds where you hide.Somewhere there's a bar filled with thecareless and content, somewhere folks arehappy and don't care which way you went,somewhere it's even warmerthan the day you just spent,and wish them away with deplore and lament.There's songs that come to mindwhen the mud turns blood to iceA dance that shows itselfwhen the night becomes so spiced.A realm you never feltthat steals away the life, out of your heart, outof your soul, it takes a slice.With the dull grey thud of morningYou can't believe you're not deadThe child wakes with a smileand just wants to be fedThere were no ghosts of th epastnor visions of the days aheadAnd as you stand to stretchyou flag down a blue flat bed.