And the GMCs and the Straight 8 Fords were coughing and wheezing and they percolated as they tossed the gravel underneath the fenders to weave home a wet slick anaconda of a two lane with tire irons and crowbars a rattlin' with a tool box and a pony saddle you're grinding gears, shifting into first yeah and that goddamn tranny's just getting worse
And the GMCs and the Straight 8 Fords
were coughing and wheezing and they
percolated as they tossed the gravel
underneath the fenders to weave home
a wet slick anaconda of a two lane
with tire irons and crowbars a rattlin'
with a tool box and a pony saddle
you're grinding gears, shifting into first
yeah and that goddamn tranny's just getting worse
(Tom Waits, Putnam County)