Alan Jackson «The Talkin' Song Repair Blues». ТЕКСТ ПЕСНИ

The mechanic raised up
from under my hood
and he shook his head
and said "This ain't good
your timin' belt's done
shrunk one size too small

And those spark plug
wires are a little too long
And your main
prodsponder's nearly gone
your injector ports are
stripped and that ain't all"

"Your torque converter's
runnin' low on torque
and that water pump's
nearly down a quart
but we caught it all
in time so you're in luck"

He said "I've got the time
and I've got the parts
just give me the word
and I'm ready to start
I think we can bring her in
for eight hundred bucks"

But don't be downhearted
I can fix it for you sonny
it won't take too long
it'll just take money

He said "Aren't you that
songwriter guy" I said
"Yes I am" he said
"So am I" He sat down
and played me a song
by the grease rack

When he finished singin'
he gave me a smile
and I closed my eyes
and pondered awhile

He said
"What d'you think
now don't hold
nothin' back"

Well I gave him
my most sorrowful look
and I said
"This song's got
a broken hook

But I can order you
a new one
from Nashville
but it won't be cheap

And I know you've been
using a cut rate thesaurus
'cause your adverbs 
are backed up 
into your chorus

Now your verse
is runnin' on verbs
that are way too weak"

But don't be downhearted
I can fix it for you sonny
it won't take too long
it'll just take money

And I said
"Hold on friend
I'm not through
I hate to be the one
to give you this news

But your whole
melodic structure's
done worked
it self loose

It's got so many
dotted eighth notes in it
I'd keep her under
fifty beats per minute

I mean
that's just me talkin'
it's really up to you"

"You've got a bad safety
problem with that
dominant chord with the
augmented fifth just see
how dangerously high
it raises you up

So just go on over
and work on my car
and I'll sit here by the fan
and chances are

I can straighten
this thing out
for eigh a
nine hundred bucks"

But don't be downhearted
I can fix it for you sonny
it won't take too long

You guessed it

Well it may be a hit

I like it