Old Tin Can

by Mick O'Connor

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Old Tin Can

I picture the night we met
Your clothes were dirty, your hair was wet
You were hitchin’ home and flagged a ride
Well we talked the miles away
And we touched town at the break of day
Something in your eyes said ‘come inside’

And we were rollin’ around in my old tin can
Tank full of gas, heads full of plans
Our roof was the stars, we’d follow the tar
To any place with room for two
Rollin’ around in my old tin can
I remember days as a happy man
When I could turn off the engine and roll down the hill to you.

Until you came my way
I was stumbling from day to day
Drunks, drifters, motels and lonely nights,
But you sat down by my side
You met a man with a history to hide
Something in your eyes said ‘that’s alright…it’s alright’

And we were rollin’ around in my old tin can
Tank full of gas, hearts full of plans
We’d gaze at the stars, the people in cars
And hope that they were happy too
Just rollin’ around in my old tin can
I knew I was living in the Promised Land
When I could turn off the engine and roll down the hill to you.

We rolled on through the Spring
into the Summer, hand in hand
Like the sun, our road was on the rise
But every highway has to end
And even though we were lovers and friends
I could see the Fall was in your eyes

Still rollin’ in my old tin can
I got some gas, but I ain’t got no plan
The story so far, I follow the tar
God knows where it’ll take me to
Rollin’ around in this old tin can but babe
I’m just a tired and a lonely man
Wish I could turn off the engine and roll down the hill…
If I could turn off the engine, I’d roll down the hill to you

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released March 10, 2021
Mick O'Connor - Guitar, Vocal, Music & Lyrics

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