Daddy's Last Drive

Daddy’s Last Drive
Lucy Billings (Lucy Tunes Music, ASCAP)


My daddy was a driving man - he drove all over this great land
He always had a Subaru - replaced it every year or two
From the West Coast to DC and all the places in between
And when the world was closing in, he would go driving

It was on Memorial Day - he was driving into town
After secret months of pain, his old heart finally gave out
He laid his head on the steering wheel and plowed into a great big field
And then the most amazing thing - the car kept on driving

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It jumped over a fence I’m told, went two miles and crossed a road
Down a hill, through a grove of trees and an Amish garden
He always said with a twinkle in his eye, I’m not getting out of this world alive
And he left this world in his own way- daddy’s last drive

My daddy was a self made man, he liked to do things his own way
He kept alone and to himself, he never liked to ask for help
I knew that he had a dread of dying in a hospital bed
But if he knew what he did instead, you can bet he would be laughing

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If you think that I am making light of a sad day
If you knew my daddy, you’d know just what he’d say
Don’t waste your tears on me; I’ve had a good long life
Now get in the car and buckle up, we’re going for a drive
Drive, drive, come on and drive

You may be wondering what happened to the Subaru
Once the body shop got paid, the silver car was good as new
It has become a legacy; my brother now has custody
And underneath the desert sun, the two of them go driving

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