Start the Car

Well, I'm tired of the pressure,

So tired of the pace

Just wanna grab you baby

And get out of this place

I got no chance of makin' it,

Working downtown

Been walkin' slow and talkin' low

And tired of goin' down, down, down.

Start the car

We gotta move

This ain't no livin'

This ain't no groove

It's been a long hard road

Come on baby, drive it home

Start the car.

Well, we started out for paradise,

It ain't no Promised Land

This ain't no kind of livin'

For an honest working man

There's people dyin' on the streets

That never make the news

While others livin' up on the hill

Singin' the white boy blues.

Start the car

We gotta move

This ain't no livin'

This ain't no groove

This city's rich

We're dirt poor

Somewhere waiting

There's something more

Start the car.

--- Instrumental ---

Well, we're goin' out with dignity

Goin' out with style

Gonna lay down that hammer, babe

And make our own road across the miles

I can't take this town one more day, babe.

Start the car

We gotta move

This ain't no livin'

This ain't no groove

This city's rich

We're dirt poor

Somewhere waiting

There's gotta be something more.

Start the car

We gotta move

This ain't no livin'

This ain't no groove

It's been a long hard road

Come on baby, drive it home.

Start the car

Yeah, start the car baby.

--- Instrumental with ad libs to fade ---