A Gallon of Gas — текст песни (Kinks)

Ive been waiting for years to buy a brand new cadillac

But now that Ive got one I want to send it right back

I cant afford the gas to fill my luxury limousine

But even if I had the dough no ones got no gasoline



I went to my local dealer to see if he could set me straight

He said theres a little gas going but Id have to wait

But he offered some red hot speed and some really high grade hash

But a gallon of gas cant be purchased anywhere for any amount of cash



I can score you some coke and some grade one grass

But I cant get a gallon of gas

Ive got some downers some speed all the drugs that you need

But I cant get a gallon of gas

Theres no more left to buy or sell

Theres no more oil left in the well

A gallon of gas cant be purchased anywhere

For any amount of cash



Two extra verses from long version:

I love your body-work, but youre really no use

How can I drive you when I got no juice?

Because its stuck in neutral and my engines got no speed

And the highways are deserted

And the air smells unnaturally clean.



Its got power-assisted overdrive and carpets on the floor,

But its parked out front just like a dead dinosaur.

And Ill be paying off the bank for 45 years or more.

It should go 100 miles an hour,

But its never moved away from my door.



Who needs a car and a seven-forty-seven

When you cant buy a gallon of gas

Who needs a highway, an airport or a jet

When you cant get a gallon of gas

Theres no more left to buy or sell

Theres no more oil left in the well

A gallon of gas cant be purchased anywhere

For any amount of cash

You cant buy a gallon of gas