Breaking Down - Jeremy Messersmith

I’ve got a car that’s always stuck in the last gear

It starts and it goes if you leave it alone but you can’t steer

Taking it out for a Sunday drive on the back roads

And it waits till I’m far away from home and the sun is getting low

And wouldn’t you know it, she’s breaking down again

Pulling her over onto the shoulder, letting her under my skin

I’ve got a woman that I haven’t seen for a good year

She’s got a new job, yeah I love her a lot but she ain’t here

We’ve got a system and she’s got it all worked out

But there’s something missing that she’s forgetting that she can’t live without

And wouldn’t you know it, she’s breaking down again

Pulling her over onto my shoulder, letting her under my skin

I’ve got a car, it looks real good with the top down

But it lost a tire and caught on fire in the last town

I’ve got a girl that’s drying her eyes with a haiku

So I’m hitching a ride down 35, gotta be there by afternoon

And wouldn’t you know it, she’s breaking down again

Pulling her over onto my shoulder, letting her under my skin

And wouldn’t you know it, she’s breaking down again

Pulling her over onto my shoulder, letting her under my skin

And wouldn’t you know it, she’s breaking down again

Pulling her over onto my shoulder, letting her under my skin