Twenty long miles from town

My old car broke down

The clutch is shot

And the sound is so hot

Oh, what I'd give to be home

Nineteen miles from town

My old car broke down

The battery's dead

Man, like I said

Oh, what I'd give to be home

Eighteen miles from town

My old car broke down

The fan belt's slipping

And the engine's missing

Oh, what I'd give to be home

Resting my bones

Seventeen miles from town

My old car broke down

Just my luck, I've got

The fuel pump's stuck

Oh, what I'd give to be home

When the sun's

So high up in the sky

And I'm trying to

Get home to my baby

When I get that far

I'm gonna get rid of this car

It's got to go, it's got to go

And I don't mean maybe

Sixteen miles from town

My old short broke down

My tire's down and no spare around

Oh, what I'd give to be home

Oh yeah

Fifteen miles from town

My old car broke down

The battery's dead

Man, like I said

Oh, what I'd give to be home

Fourteen miles from town

My old car broke down