Last winter I was in Chicago and the weather was awfully bad Last winter I was in Chicago, and the weather was awfully bad They say I was stuck in China Town, for the worst winter they ever had Im gonna go on right here And see if I can get this truck started right quick These old shoes aint ready for the winter Oh, Im bout to fall an break my neck here in a minute, buddy See if I can get this key in this door here I know it dont lock it, lock, it done froze up on me an Lock it wont act right, it already halftore up anyhow Yeah, I got it now, Im gon get here an try to crank this old thing An pat the accelerator a little bit Yeah, I almost got it Pat the accelerator a little bit more Its cold, that wind just whistlin out there Oh it sure cold weather out here You get frostbite out here Try it one more time Yaall, it aint gonna start Yeah, I dont mind a little snow, an I can handle rain I say, I dont mind a little snow, an I can handle a little rain Now I dont mind bein cold but this winter, man its sure insane If I go now hit this old gas station I think I can get me somebody to Walk on down the street here, bout a block See if I can, get somebody to give me a boost off here an get my battery charged Oh man, this stuff is in a mess here! Im gonna fall, break my neck Oh get on by man, Im gonna get out your way, Im in the street Im tryin to walk here, yaall runnin these damn trucks an cars an goin on Come on by man Oh man, the station is done closed! Now the gas station was closed, and the snow was eight feet tall Now the gas station had closed, hm, and the snow was eight feet tall The telephone cable was down, an you couldnt even make a call You couldnt go out for groceries, hm, nobody would deliver to you I said, you couldnt go out for groceries, nobody would deliver to you In a bad situation like that, what in the hell, yaall, whata Im suppose to do? Yeah, its a tough winter, I tell ya I go back out here one more time an see if I get this, thing started right here Old battery might be done be at the level, I might get it started now Besides, Im about to fall Man, Im gonna tell ya, Im a, whew! Rough, rough here in Chicago! Wanna get on back across that desert in Los Angeles, somewhere Florida somewhere If I can get outta here, I know Im snowed in Try to crank this damn thing one more time I think I can get it to crank, I hope so Let me see if I can get it cranked Pat the accelerator a little bit Might get it started, now Oh yes, I got that thing together now, boy Shes kickin now! Yeah Yeah, will let her get warmed up Hey! Hey! Hey!
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