We just left the bandstand
Carolina, 4 am
Packed and headed southward
I start the car again

The crickets break the silence
On the foggy road back home
Tired and counting street lamps
Tired, but not alone

CH:
The engine's hot and the sun is rising
We're carving memories in the land
And even though we're improvising
It's nice to know we're making plans

Standing in the check out
No scotch and steak tonight

We've got enough for home made chicken
Lemonade and candlelight

We'll wake up in the morning
Collect our nickels and our dimes
Fill up to a quarter tank
Leave our worried walkin blues behind

Bridge:
Rubbing elbows with the rich and well-behaved in our
fine salvation army clothes
We don't have a dollar to spare but the good thing is that no one knows.

CH:
The engine's hot and the sun is rising
We're carving memories in the land
And even though we're improvising
It's nice to know we're making plans

It's nice to know we're making plans