Good Time Machine

It had may pop tires, one working headlight

And the driver's side window was cracked

But my heart was pounding as I handed

That fella two summers worth mowin' grass

And the oil pan leaked, and the fan belt squeaked

But the pipes were so loud you couldn't tell

It had a second hand Alpine that never worked right

'Cause I tried to wire it myself, hey!

Then you would hop inside, and like Bonnie and Clyde

We were gone in a cloud of dust

Park it out by the creek, close our eyes

And we were on a beach in the California sun

Zero to 110, and a boy to a man, from the second I turned that key

In that good time machine

And they'd say here comes that rusty hunk of steel

And my old man swore it was nothing more than coffin on four wheels

One foot in the junkyard, bucket of spare parts, barely runnin', but to me

It was one hell of a good time machine

There was a dent in the hood where you and I stood on

Dancin' in the pourin' down rain

And a fist sized crack in the middle of the dash

From when I saw you out with what's his name

But a couple weeks later, we were right back together

And I gave you my high school ring

In that good time machine

And they'd say here comes that rusty hunk of steel

And my old man swore it was nothing more than coffin on four wheels

One foot in the junkyard, bucket of spare parts, barely runnin', but to me

It was one hell of a good time machine

I swear, last week it roared right past

But before I could turn back around, it was gone

And if I see it again, gonna flag 'em down then

I'm gonna give 'em whatever they want

And I'd love to pick you up and in a cloud of dust

We could go back to you and me

In that good time machine

And they'd say here comes that rusty hunk of steel

That my old man swore was nothing more than coffin on four wheels

One foot in the junkyard, bucket of spare parts, barely runnin', but to me

It was one hell of a good time, hearts racing, sparks flyin'