Spare Parts
J. Cunningham
(From the album, The Song Club)
Well we never got started from pole position
And we’ve been round the track a time or two
Our old make and model got decommissioned
But a few spare parts and we’ll be good as new
My motor’s been running like it’s reconditioned
Ever since you came in view
And you’re shifting smoother than a new transmission
From a little bit of TLC and lube
Spare parts gonna hold us together
Spare parts gonna carry us through
If we get broke down or overheated
You could work on me – I could work on you
The road of life with its wear and tear
Can make things feel so hard
But if we tinker around with these salvaged spares
It might keep us off the old junkyard
I had a little blockage in my carburettor
You cleaned my jets changed the gasket too
Now when you press down hard on my accelerator
My pistons are pumping like they’re s’pose to do
Just a little of your choke sure gets things started
Girl you upgraded my ignition
No more rust and ruin with the broken-hearted
Since you put me back in brand new condition with your…
Spare parts gonna hold us together
Spare parts gonna carry us through
If we get broke down or overheated
You could work on me – I could work on you
The road of life with its wear and tear
Can make things feel so hard
But if we tinker enough with these salvaged spares
It might keep us from the old scrapyard
The road of life with it’s wear and tear
Can make you obsolete
But now you’re looking so pretty and you’re debonair
So let’s take it to the new backseat
You got brand new globes in the old headlamps
Now your high beams brighter than the dawn
Such a pitiful song I used to sing
But now listen to me honey when you’re honking my horn
All of our emissions are burning clean
We’ve got a full tank of gasoline
We got the spark plugs sparkin’
The crank shaft cranking
The fly wheel flying
Girl there’s no denying these…
Spare parts gonna hold us together
Spare parts gonna carry us through
If we get broke down or overheated
You can work on me and I’ll work on you
With these spare parts
Spare parts
We’re gonna roll on down the road together with our…
Spare parts