INTRO VERSE 1 I broke free on a Saturday morning, I put the pedal too the floor Headed north on Mills Avenue and listened to the engine roar My broken house behind me and good things ahead, a girl named Cathy wants a little of my time Six cylinders underneath the hood crashing and kicking aha! listen to the engine whine CHORUS I am going to make it through this year if it kills me I am going to make it though this year if it kills me VERSE 2 I played video games in a drunken haze, I was seventeen years young Hurt my knuckles punching the machines the taste of scotch rich on my tongue And then Cathy showed up and we hung out trading swigs from a bottle all bitter and clean locking eyes holding hands twin high maintenance machines CHORUS BRIDGE I drove home in the California dusk, I could feel the alcohol inside of me hum Pictured the look on my stepfather's face, ready for the bad things to come. VERSE 3 I down shifted as I pulled into the driveway, the motor screaming out stuck in second gear The scene ends badly as you might imagine in a cavalcade of anger and fear There will be feasting and dancing in Jerusalem next year CHORUS