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Chauffeur in a Foreign Land (#122 of 262)

from 24 Hours A Day Until Further Notice (262 songs, vol. 6) by Brendan Milburn

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a song Jason Cochran and I wrote during grad school (1993-1995). I still really like it, and it makes me happy to finally commit it to tape like this.

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He grips the wheel
with shaking hands
and scratches underneath his cap
and pedal down, a prayer for starting out.
With even keel,
he takes commands
as master stretches for a nap.
He doesn't show a shadow of a doubt
for getting paid is what it's all about.

Chauffeur in a foreign land,
crooked streets cannot be tamed
signposts he don't understand
intersections never named
Chauffeur in complete control
of something out of hand,
sunday-driving down nightmare roads
of a foreign land.

He's not prepared
but isn't lost.
Only misplaced where they are.
And whistles as the tank starts running low.
He's deeply scared,
he knows the cost,
but blames direction on the car.
Amazing, how in circling you go far -
the master sips a brandy from his bar.

(repeat chorus)

A losing war
behind the face,
frantic just beneath the skin,
he calmly parks the limo with a prayer.
He gets the door
for master's grace
and now all hope is wearing thin.
The master smiles and pays him double fare.
For all he knows, the chauffeur got him there.

credits

from 24 Hours A Day Until Further Notice (262 songs, vol. 6), released April 24, 2019
lyrics by Jason Cochran, music by Brendan Milburn
all singing and instrumenting and producering by Brendan Milburn.
This song is (c) 1994. 2018 by Brendan Milburn & Jason Cochran, my hat music & psammead music (ASCAP)
administered by WB Music Corporation.

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Brendan Milburn Seattle, Washington

Brendan Milburn is a music teacher and a dad. In his former life he wrote musicals, songs for animated movies, shows for theme parks and cruise lines. He used to play in a band called GrooveLily. Now he has chickens, cats, and kids, and he is making a song a week. ... more

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