Well let's see, we had the eh, we had the Fairlane.
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Then the u-joints went out on that and the bushings and then your mother wanted to trade it in on the Tornado, so we got the Tornado.
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God, I hated the color of that son of a bitch.
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And the dog destroyed the upholstery on the Ford.
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Boy, that was long before you were born.
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We called it the Yellowbird, two-door, three on the tree.
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Tight little mother.
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Threw a rod, sold it to Jacobs for a hundred dollar.
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Now the Special eh, four-holer, you've never seen body panels lining up like that.
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Overhead cam, dual exhaust.
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You know I had, let's see I had, four Buicks, loved them all.
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Now your Uncle Emmet, well he drives a Thunderbird, it used to belong to your Aunt Evelyn.
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Now, she ruined it, drove it to Indiana with no gear oil.
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That was the end of that!
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Sold that Cadillac to your mom.
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Your mom loved that Caddy.
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Independent rear suspension,
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Landau top, good tires.
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Gas hog.
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I swear it had the power to repair itself.
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I love the old, Dan Steele used to give 'em to me at a discount.
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Showroom models and that.
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And then there was the Pontiac and...
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God, I loved that Pontiac.
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Well, it was kind of an ox-blood.
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It just kinda handled so beautifully.
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Yeah, I miss that car. Well, it was a long time ago, a long time ago.
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The Pontiac
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| Tom Waits |
