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Old Cars By Franklin Price 07/17/2020 Old cars were the best cars A place for teens to play Bench seats all the way across No seat belts in the way Three speed on the column No shifter on the floor No storage in the middle Nothing there from door to door Friday night was date night The ending of a week at school The drive-in show was waiting Outdoor picture shows were cool My date was waiting for me At her parent's house, at dusk Had shaved off all my peach fuzz Splashed on, great smelling, musk I pulled up in her driveway Went and knocked upon the door Put a smile upon my face Hoped I would not be a bore Her mother came and answered Said, “ My, you smell so nice.” Said, “ She is almost ready. By the way, is that Old spice?” Was so glad her mom answered And it had not been her dad He would have asked the question, “What are your intentions, lad?” In a moment she was with me From the car, we waved good-byes She was sitting by the window Was a pleasure to my eyes I backed out of the drive-way Pulled the shifter down in gear Put my arm around her Drew her close to have her near It was not our first date She knew what she must do When I pushed down on the pedal She shifted up to number two My arm around her shoulder Was the place that it should be I pushed the clutch a third time She shifted down to number three Went to our local hang-out Across from the picture show For the best hamburger ever Not the ones that we now know The waitress took our order From the window, driver's side Brought the burgers on a tray With taters that were fried Hung the tray upon the window Left it there, 'til we were through We left a tip when she removed it 10%, back then, would do Many friends were also there Was our favorite place to eat For those who had the money Was the place that we would meet As soon as we were finished The waitress took away the tray We headed for the outdoor show Which was just across the way Paid a dollar at the ticket booth It took care of she and me For the double feature showing That we may or may not see Parked back near the snack bar That was mostly in the dark No matter what might happen Was the best place we could park Hung the speaker on the window That was rolled up part the way The hang-out and drive-in gone Left are memories of the day
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