Broken down on the side of the road
Damn brakes locked up in the rain
Smoke's pourin' out from under my hood
Stuck on the highway again
I'm too young to quit
Too old to change
Baby, what am I gonna do?
I got the chopped top, slammed down
'49 Mercury blues
Can't find a phone, can't hitch a ride
Who would stop for me anyway?
You would think that after all of
These cars I've owned
I'd break down and join triple A
Too young to quit
Too old to change
Baby, what am I gonna do?
Chopped top, slammed down
'49 Mercury blues
'49 Mercury blues
By now you'd think I've paid all my dues
Well, just think of all the trouble
That car is puttin' me through
Well, I guess like a tooth
That needs to get filled
It's gonna hurt
And it's gonna get drilled
And once you get it fixed
It happens all over again
Too young to quit
Too old to change
Baby, what am I gonna do?
I got the chopped top, slammed down
'49 Mercury blues, oh that's right, baby
I got the '49 Mercury blues
By now you'd think I've paid all my dues
And just think of all the trouble
That car is puttin' me through
I guess like a tooth
That needs to get filled
You know it's gonna hurt
And it's gonna get drilled
And once you get it fixed
It happens all over again
Too young to quit
Too old to change
Baby, what am I gonna do?
Chopped top, slammed down
'49 Mercury blues
I got the chopped top, slammed down
'49 Mercury blues, oh yeah