Chevy... Chevy Nova!

Like pretty much everyone else, I had a crappy car in high school. (Oh, what I wouldn't give to have my own car now.) However, I had the dubious pleasure of owning a car that was older than I was, and not in an 'antique' sort of way. This thing couldn't come to a complete stop without having a seizure, so I'd have to put it into neutral whenever I got close to a stop sign. I'm also a packrat, and would often have props (like giant stuffed penguins, green leopard print smoking jackets, puppets of Satan, shoulder pads from a football uniform, neon green wigs, and splatter-painted wedding dresses) from various school projects and plays. I also had a sort of fetish for mix tapes (still do!), and had at one point over 125 mix tapes. It was fucking sweet.

My car's name was Sir Alfred.

One day, my friend Alison and I wrote a song dedicated to my car. Searching through an old notebook for something, I found it yesterday. I wish I could remember the tune; I've never done an audiopost, but I'm pretty sure that serenading (or aubading, since most of you read this in the morning) would be a good starting point.

I know a guy
A really fun dude
He's got a car
It's sweet like a foo-
This friend is Bobby
Or even Bobby S
But his car is super fun,
It makes children run.
Cause he drives a Chevy Nova.

Chevy Nova!
Chevy Nova!
It's from '83
It'll break down right in front of you or me
Bob's Chevy Nova.

When he's drivin his car
All across town
When he comes to a stop
He's gotta put it in neutral or it'll break down
It's rustin' apart from bumper to bumper
From 1983
It can barely reach 80
His craptastic Chevy Nova.

Chevy Nova!
Chevy Nova!
It's from '83
It'll break down right in front of you or me
Bob's Chevy Nova.

I was just thinking
Why is he keeping
His wreck of a car!
Buy a new car!
One that's not broken!
One that is not, a Chevy Nova

Chevy Nova!
Chevy Nova!
It's from '83
It'll break down right in front of you or me
Bob's Chevy Nova
Bob's Chevy Nova
Good ol'e Bobby's Chevy Nova.