I Saw John Kennedy Today
I saw John Kennedy today
he ain't dead like they say;
he's driving a pickup truck
and he sure looks happy enough.
He was out on Route 66
we were both stuck in traffic;
he was wearing his vintage shades,
and he sure didn't look his age
I yelled, "Hey, is there an accident--
and weren't you the president?"
He just sat there for a while
and then he flashed that Kennedy smile.
He said, "Son, it occurred to me
way back in '63,
I no longer had to be
President Kennedy.
And I didn't need Jackie O,
didn't need Marilyn Monroe,
all I needed to get by
was a truck and a highway to ride.
Well in Dallas it was my luck
I snuck out to buy this old truck;
my double caught a bullet in the head
and I was free because I was dead.
I've been traveling along ever since
food and gas are my only expense
and wherever the road takes me
you know the girls are always friendly."
I saw John Kennedy today,
he waved as he pulled away;
he's driving a pickup truck
and he sure looks happy enough.
Copyright Luke Powers 2004 All rights reserved