The Car Was the One lyrics

In summer '63 I was staying alive,

Hanging at the races, hoping to drive.

When they were done with the weekend and loading the cars,

I couldn't get a pass, so I went to the bar.

I'm up in the corner nursing a beer.

Who should come laughing and joking in here

But Bobby Brown, the winner of the sports car race

With some friends and a girl, man, she lit up the place.

Bobby was a wild boy, one summer

He knocked down a motel wall with a hammer.

He'd do anything, one night for a bet,

He raced through the cornfields in a Corvette.

I thought it's got to be a thrill to be like that

With the beautiful girl and be king of the track,

But the truth is when all was said and done,

It was his Cobra I wanted, the car was the one,

It was his Cobra I wanted, the car was the one,

The car was the one, the car was the one...

• Artist:Mark Knopfler
• Album:Get Lucky 2009