Lonely Stretch - Steve Kilbey

I took a wrong turn off an unmarked track

I did seven miles, I couldn’t find my way back

I hit a lonely stretch, must be losing my touch

I was out of my depth

The land was so flat, well could have been ocean

No distinguishing features in any direction

I took her down inch-by-inch to the floor

Pointed her nose through a nick in the door

Fingering my silver St. Christopher

Saving my empty shells for her

When night closed in up around my neck

The high beam dug deep into the black

And a shiver rose up up and down my back

Yes a shiver rose up up and down my back

And I could have been mistaken

But I could swear that I saw something in the headlight

On that cold night

Not with another living thing in sight

And not another living thing in sight

I said another living thing in sight

I said sha la, la la la la la

Sha la, la la la la la

Sha la la la

I hit a lonely stretch

Baby I was wrong, I was wrong from the start

You could die out here from a broken heart

We were two wrongs, we were married at birth

And together we made up a flaming ugly bird

And I pumped it and I moved on up into third

I could have sworn I saw you there on the verge

Never should have let you out of my sight

I never should have let your precious spirit escape

When I sing to myself

Yes I sing to myself

I was wrong, I was wrong from the start

You could die out here from a broken heart

We were two wrongs, we were married at birth

And together we made up a flaming ugly bird

Now my memory’s shot, I’ve got a bad technique

Could be driving in circles till the end of the week

My vision is strong, my vision is true

Look out now, I’ll be so good for you

Now there’s a spot on the map, it’s just a tiny dot

That’s where my sweetie live, you know it means a lot

I think of her sitting in the afternoon sun

Sitting, drinking, having fun

I took a wrong turn

I took a wrong turn

I took a wrong turn

I hit a lonely stretch, whoo!

I took a wrong turn off an unmarked track

I couldn’t find my (wrong turn), couldn’t find my way back

I took a wrong turn

I hit a lonely lo… lonely stretch, whoo!

Rock my soul (wrong turn), the bosom of Abraham

Rock my soul (wrong turn), the bosom of Abraham

Rock my soul (wrong turn), the bosom of Abraham

Wo, Jericho, wo-ho

Wrong turn off an unmarked track

I didn’t find my (wrong turn), find my way back

I took a wrong turn

I hit a lonely stretch, lonely, lonely s…