I tried to see what in my life could be so wrong   I figured it out - all I need is a car to be so strong   So here I sit on the hood of my Buick   I feel real cool and the chicks all dig it   Things are going to change and I think it's happening now      Mama said, "Oh, dear baby, don't leave me"   But I'm a redneck, adventurous pitch-forked pup from the farm   And now I cruise on the high road to China   Got girls lined up way back to Ohio   Greased back hair with pomade that just won't stop      And he said, "Oh, shucks!"   I figured it out all wrong      I wrecked that car on the night of my very first prom   Betty Lou got out and walked - in short, she was gone   So here I sit on this heap of a Buick   Best girl gone - oh, I just knew it   Things are going to change and I think it's happening now      And he said, "Oh, shucks!"   I figured it out all wrong   The only thing that really matters now   If you ain't got a car, stay far