Broken down on the side of the road Damn brakes locked up in the rain Smoke's pourin' out from under the 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 I'm too young to quit I'm too old to change Baby, what am I gonna do? We got the chopped top, slammed down '49 mercury blues I got the '49 mercury blues By now you'd think I've paid all my dues 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 you're gonna get drilled And once you get it fixed, it happens all over again I'm too young to quit I'm too old to change Baby, what am I gonna do? I got the chopped top, slammed down '49 mercury blues, oh yeah 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 Well, I guess like a tooth that needs to get filled You know, it's gonna hurt and you're gonna get drilled And once you get it fixed, it happens all over again I'm too young to quit I'm too old to change Baby, what am I gonna do? I got the chopped top, slammed down '49 mercury blues, oh yeah I got the chopped top, slammed down '49 mercury blues, oh yeah