Open All Night

I had the carburetor cleaned and checked With her line blown out, she's hummin' like a turbojet Propped her up in the backyard on concrete blocks For a new clutch plate and a new set of shocks Took her down to the car wash, check the plugs and the points I'm goin' out tonight, I'm gonna rock that joint Early North Jersey industrial skyline I'ma set cobra jet creepin' through the nighttime Gonna find a gas station, gonna find a payphone This turnpike sure is spooky at night when you're all alone Gotta hit the gas, baby, I'm runnin' late This New Jersey in the mornin' is like a lunar landscape The boss don't dig me, so he put me on the night shift It takes me two hours to get back to where my baby lives In the wee-wee hours, your mind gets hazy Radio relay towers, won't you take me to my baby? Underneath the overpass, trooper hits a party light switch Goodnight, good luck, one, two, power shift I met Wanda when she was unemployed Behind the counter at the Route 60, Bob's Big Boy Fried chicken on the front seat, she's sittin' in my lap We're wipin' our fingers on a Texaco roadmap I remember Wanda up on scrap metal hill With them big brown eyes that'll make your heart stand still 5 a.m., oil pressure's sinkin' fast I make a pit stop, wipe the windshield, check the gas Gotta call my baby on the telephone Let her know that her daddy's comin' home Sit tight, little mama, I'm comin' round I got three more hours, but I'm coverin' ground Your eyes get itchy in the wee-wee hours She's just a red ball risin' over them refinery towers Radio's jammed up with gospel stations Lost souls callin' long distance salvation Hey, Mr. DJ, won't you hear my last prayer? Hey-ho, rock 'n' roll, deliver me from nowhere Deliver me from nowhere