Two Hundred Grand

verseTurn the key, she answers back
No delay, no second guess
Just a cough and a steady hum
Like she knows me better than the rest

verseNo screen glow, no voice command
No warning chime to tell me when
Just a wheel and a stretch of road
And the shape of where I’ve been

pre-chorusNo one watching how I drive
No machine to keep me in line

chorusI don’t need a helping hand
Don’t need wires in the sand
Just an engine I understand
And a road that lets me stand
She just rolled two hundred grand

verseNo auto-stop at every light
No ghost hands on the wheel
No blinking lines to box me in
Telling me what’s real

versePaint’s worn thin, seat’s torn through
Radio fades in and out
But every mile she gives me back
Is everything I’m about

pre-chorusSame four notes, they roll and ride
Nothing here I gotta hide

chorusI don’t need a helping hand
Don’t need wires in the sand
Just an engine I understand
And a road that lets me stand
She just rolled two hundred grand

bridgeThey can keep their quiet rides
And their sensors blinking blind
I’ll take rust and honest steel
Every single time

outroTurn the key, she answers back
Same old sound, same old plan
She just rolled two hundred grand