A LOVE OF SPEED

the sky's rotten purple
the road's razor sharp and clean
I'm behind the wheel
of a borrowed black limousine
stuck inside my skin and bones
dying to find out what that means
hey hey my disease is a love of speed
accelerating til I bleed

when I see them detour signs
I disobey
I love the action
and I love to get my way
squealing tires and frustrated desires
and let's take a little ride today
hey hey my disease is a love of speed
accelerating til I bleed
my disease is a love of speed
accelerating til I bleed

hey my disease, hey my disease
is drunkenness and a love of speed

this feels like October
in the valley where I was born
the trees rusted red
the Ohio River muddied my bones
then that ancient snaking highway
she just sparked my headlights on
hey hey my disease is a love of speed
accelerating til I bleed
my disease is a love of speed
accelerating til I bleed

hey my disease, hey my disease
is drunkenness and a love of speed