THE  COUPLE AND THE DOG



It was on old highway U.S. 66
On a pretty summer day
When I raised my thumb up high
To ask "Going my way?"

The cars passed so very fast
But none of them would stop.
Yet I kept hoping that soon
Into one I would hop.

Then passed the car I remember well.
The couple, oh so very young,
Who waved and smiled at me.
And the dog who out the window hung.

Even though I was bored and tired
These two cheered me up.
They were such a happy pair
With their little pup.

Well, it was not long after that
I was on the road again.
I finally heard the blessed words
"Come on, kid.  Get in!"

Not much later I heard the words
That spoils a person's day.
"There's an accident up ahead,
Flares are in our way".

The car was laying on it's top,
The police were everywhere.
The couple I did not see
Although the dog was still there.

We passed the car I remember well.
The couple, oh so very young,
Who waved and smiled at me.
And the dog who out the window hung.
 



Copyright (c) 1997 James Sage