PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
From Bus 66

So - ya in a hurry?
You got some place to go?
Well then, ALL ABOARD and
    Step inside -
I'll take you for a ride.

Oh yes, it's me, your bus driver
All dressed in navy blue,
Oh yes siree, your bus driver
Serving each and every rider
With a smile as I take your change,
Smile as you rearrange your bags
And they hit my arm,
A-tumbling to the floor.

Just keep smiling, never smirk
At the jerk with all the luggage!
Be polite, sit tight,
Sure, the customer is always right!

Oh, right this way, m'am!
Keep it moving!
More seats in the rear!
I'll get you where you're going -
I'm your man, never fear!

So, with all your fancy leather bags,
Betcha think you're livin' large -
But your stuffs not worth a dime
Once you board this broken barge.

See, once I shut those doors behind you,
Well then,
Now I'm the one in charge.

I'll get you where you're going,
I'm the busman, your guide.
Get you crosstown, uptown, and all points West -
Get you to the other side.

Don't really matter if you're young or old.
It's all the same to me.
Around we'll go, an endless route,
A paved eternity.

You're all there in my rearview mirror.
Yes, you - with all the bags!
The screaming babies, tired moms,
The beautiful, the hags.

The homeless with their unwashed jeans,
Some rich guy in a suit,
Destination: nowhere!
All aboard a common route!

Get you where you're going,
I'm the one behind the wheel.
We'll get there fast or slowly,
All depends on how I feel.

Don't really matter if we're late or early,
(Trust me ...) no one's gonna care.
Just be sure to pay the driver,
Just be sure you've got the fare!

Like a boat we'll sail forever,
It's down a river long and strange.
But I'll get you where you're going,
Just be sure to count your change!

Like a boat we'll sail forever,
Come sail this river long and strange.
But I'll get you where you're going,
Just be sure you've got the change!

--Francine Trester © 2000