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Lay for the Day 14th
January
1914:
the first day of non-stop work on the assembly line for Fords Model
T cars (which first appeared on the market in 1908).
Thank
You, Henry
Bumper to bumper, temper meets
temper
Permanent fault, ground to a halt
Red light on your mind
Motorway, underpass
Keep building
Thank you Henry
For every two babies theres
a new motor
Historys bunk, lets put a trunk
Road through your village
Flyover, orbital
Get me some wheels
Care for a lift, lad? Heres
a free gift, dad
Step on the juice, see what shell do
Ninety, one hundred
Indicate, overdrive
Such handy
Transportation
Ill beg buy or steal
for that automobile, sir
Do me a deal, whos at the wheel?
Not me, not you, sir
Born to run, fun fun fun
You cant catch me
Where do all roads lead? Straight
to the scrap heap
Any old iron song of the siren
Blue light on your tail
Ambulance, first offence
Thats one less
Pedestrian
Stuff global warming, wheres
the free parking?
Car paradise, lethal device
Our lives in your hands
Toxic air, acid rain
Lets take a spin
Bumper to bumper, temper mets
temper
Permanent fault, ground to a halt
Red light on your mind
Motorway, underpass
Keep building
Thank you Henry
Words
and music by The Children,
from Come Aboard
The
Lay Reader: an archive of the poetic calendar
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