Stephen Fearing - One Flat Tire lyrics

Pickup trucks and reefers ganging up in the middle lane And I'm stuck on the shoulder trying to get out of the rain One flat tire, this river of tail lights and chrome One flat tire, another night away from home Bernie went to hospital; he said there wasn't much pain But I couldn't sleep that night in case he didn't wake again One flat tire and a shaky voice on the phone One flat tire, another night away from home Oh the grand designs of mice and men The rats racing in the streets As the fumes of ambition fill the air Life is a four letter word like love, like hate And it's salty on my tongue like blood or tears Blood or tears When I can't be near you, I pull myself apart When I can't get through to you it's like a hole in my heart One flat tire, like I'm swallowing a stone One flat tire, another night away from home One flat tire, another night away from home