the wheels of love

tom was a lush with a crush on a girl named rene

at evening his longing would turn to object dismay

evil comes in many guises many shapes and many sizes

it's in the bottle it's in the glass

that falls to the floor with a sickening crash

he needs her right now

and he wants her and now

he's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion

tom took a drive to the dive where he drank every day

he looked up askance when by chance in walked rene

she sat down beside him indulged him a little

bowling him over like a skittle

but feeling certain that she was bored

he lowered his eyes to the swirling floor

he needs her right now

and he wants her and how

he's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion

now tom don't need no keepsake

to remember that girl by

if they mention her in passing

he'll turn his head and sigh

he's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion

a drunken nation to set the wheels of love in motion