sittin right behind me i could smell her perfume it was somethin i d smelled before went through a red light while i spilled my drink i could feel somethin sticky on the floor i said miss you ve gotta tell me where you wanna go to i can t keep drivin round the same block so i crumpled my cup and pulled the gum off my shoe and then she told me just shut up and keep your eyes on the road and just drive she said just drive she said just drive she said well i watched her put her hands on the bag in her lap while i scratched the bald spot on my head i knew then that my cab was just a getaway car but i shut up and drove like she said i took a bite of my doughnut and i offered her one and i said lady are you in a fix then she reached in her purse and she pulled out a gun and said now just shut up and keep your hands on the wheel and just drive she said just drive she said just drive she said then the moon disappeared and it started to rain so i put the wipers on full and on the bag in her lap i saw the name of a big bank downtown and i said you don t have to worry about me nope when i turned the headlights onjust for a minute i thought i saw the both of us on some kinda tropical island someplace walkin down a white sandy beach eatin somethin and just drive she said just drive she said just drive she said we pulled outta traffic down a dark side street she was fixin her hair in the mirror i made a left turn at a yellow light drove my cab fast towards the pier she boarded the boat and turned and blew me a kiss and later on when the squad car came round i ate a handful of peanuts and i told em this i don t rememeber much except just keep your hands on the wheel and just drive she said just drive she said just drive she said hey hey uh hey y all get outta my way all ya sunday drivers hey you want one of these ah slim jims they re good what what you don tyou don t want one well they re 100 meat haven t i seen you somewhere before i know i know anchorage that s where i seen ya anchorage well where you goin i m sorry i don t go in that part of town anymore i don t need my windows washed