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Back in '89, I bought a little Escort Though I should have known a Ford would flop and bendEver since my mom's convertible TorinoLemon yellow, no coincidence, my friend.But I drove that pre-owned pushcart with abandon'Til the moment when her engine gasket blewAt which point I could no longer Dodge the obviousThough the gods of indecision blurred my viewIn the shadow of the door at Jimmy's garageGoing back and forth, to fix or not to fixWhen conspicuous consumption seized my psycheHad a hot flash, kinda like the Dixie ChicksI said Jimmy "Don't repair that faithless wagon"There's a brand new auto dealer 'cross the streetThus I marched into that showroom with my checkbookAnd drove outta there in brand new bucket seatsIn the purchase of this rig I was determinedThat America would be where it was madeThus supporting auto workers in our countryWho were union men and women, fairly paidAnd so a Caravan became my new companionSongtexteI was feeling proud and proletarian'Til I found it was assembled near TorontoAnd the engine 'neath the hood was from JapanSo much for buying local, I'd been thwartedAnd to top it off, my wife could not believeI would opt for such a middle-classy chassisInstead of something with a bit more "joie-de-vivre"But that mini van endured my rigorous pacesCouple hundred thousand miles, eleven years'Til this spring when it not longer passed inspectionTime again to face those roadster racketeersIf you've ever bought a buggy from a dealerThere are several things I know will hurt you lessLike a root canal, a hurricane, a plague or twoOr an audit from your local IRSDid some surfing on the web compiling researchI would not be fooled again by pedigree'Til I chanced on something perfect for my purposeNeither minivan, sedan or SUVIt's an auto like no other, I assure youDefying all description, heretoforeIt's the bain of some, the pure delight of othersAn American original I adoreFriends, I'm standing here to testify and witnessThat I've found a buggy that I'm really fondaAnd the whole darn thing from head to toeWas made right here in OhioI'm finally in my element, a Honda Aus Songtexte Mania