| Well, now there was no driver’s ed program where our kids went to school
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| I said, «I'm no Richard Petty, but I’m nobody’s fool»
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| I said, «I don’t need to pay someone to teach my son to drive
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| I’ll teach him everything I know, that way, he will survive»
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| So I drove to the country, sat him behind the wheel
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| But before I handed him the keys, I said, «Now, listen, here’s the deal»
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| «There's a whole lot that you need to know before you put this thing in gear»
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| He said, «Daddy, I know everything, I’ve been watching you for years»
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| «On the highway, drive as fast as you can
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| Keep a sharp lookout for the Man
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| And be careful not to let some fool get ahead of you
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| Yell at the folks who drive too slow
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| Blow your horn if they still won’t go
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| And Daddy, now that I’m driving, can I use those words you use?»
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| This is the story of a driver’s education
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| And it really doesn’t need much explanation
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| It’s more or less the product of a painful revelation
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| The story of a driver’s education (Education)
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| I said, «Now, hold on there a minute, son, that’s not exactly right»
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| He said, «Oh yeah, I forgot the part about how to drive at night»
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| «Always keep your bright lights on
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| So you can see what’s going on
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| And if those other folks don’t like it
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| Well, they know what they can do
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| And you can run red lights when no one’s around
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| And stop signs only mean 'slow down'
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| See, Daddy? |
| I’ve been watching
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| I know everything you do»
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| So I took the wheel and drove us home, I had a lot to think about
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| I resisted the temptation several times to rant and rave and shout
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| The next day I enrolled our son in a professional driving school
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| And they taught him to be an excellent driver, and I learned a few things too
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| This is the story of a driver’s education
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| And it really doesn’t need much explanation
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| It’s more or less the product of a painful revelation
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| The story of a driver’s education (Education) |