Blue Cortina

Blue Cortina

I was just seventeen when I bought that machine
69 Ford Cortina the minute I seen her
I just had to drive her away
Royal blue lots of chrome
and vinyl upholstery in grey

I was just seventeen and I kept her real clean
My old Ford Cortina smelled of wax and chrome cleaner
You should have seen her that day
We drove into the west
with a full tank and two whole weeks pay

I was just seventeen living a dream
Load up that old car with my tent and guitar
And drive where the sun settles down
When we passed Kinnegad
the whole world turned the other way round


I was just seventeen and I should have seen
That tractor and trailer that came out of nowhere
And turned my Cortina into a concertina
I cried as they towed her away.
Royal blue lots of chrome
and vinyl upholstery in grey

Copyright Paul Mulligan July 2004