Al Stewart - Accident On 3rd Street Lyrics






Linda was killed last Saturday about fifteen blocks from where she lives
In a car crash, people gathered ‘round the graveside friends and relatives dressed in black
Preacher mumblin' how she's bound to go to Heaven
The service started at half-past ten, it was all over by eleven.

They say it's God's to give, and God's to take away
But why He happened to pick Linda on a Saturday night, no one could say
Maybe it's just one of those things, one of those things.

They found guy the who did it, he had the lobotomy and the chicken eyes
And he gazed around the courtroom with a kind of vague surprise
Reminded me of one of those Vikings with the long-handled swords
The kind of guy even Joan Baez would not feel non-violent towards.

Said he wasn't looking, maybe he had had a bit too much
It was dark, it was raining, he didn't see the light or some such
It was just one of those things, one of those things.

I asked my local guru the situation and he gave me this reply
While pointing a bony finger up into the general direction of the sky
’Get on with your own life, it is not ours to reason why’
Said he used to worry about it once when he was young, now he doesn't even bother to try.

He left me with a feeling that what he said was basically sound
Like a black hole in space or philosophy, useless but profound
Just one of those things, one of those things.

Tonight I'm gonna take myself down to my local cafe
Gonna get smashed out of my mind, gonna waste myself away
Gonna drink and drink and sink into that dark abyss
I wanna be just like that Viking, I wanna know if ignorance is truly bliss.

Linda's in the cold ground, won't see her anymore
Somewhere out on the highway tonight, the drunken engines roar
It's just one of those things, one of those things.

Oh, just one of those things.





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  1. M.... D....

    In only three and a half minutes, this wonderful song offers a truthful and sublime commentary on all of life.

  2. i.... m....

    A brilliant track. Wasn't a big fan of the rest of the Russians and Americans album to be honest...

  3. M.... D....

    "Like a black hole in space or philosophy, useless but profound." This sums up so much about This Wonderful Thing Called Life.

  4. G.... W....

    It’s all just “one of those things”......

  5. F.... R....

    Got to be there tonight. It's one of those things... One of those things. Just great, just great !!

  6. w.... p....

    one of those things..

  7. J.... M....

    I totally agree, that Scottish rrroll and yes not only a genius, but a prophet and a gentleman...when will he be knighted?

  8. C.... K....

    Words just flow off Al's tongue like sweet nectar!!! Thanks for all of this great music.

  9. W.... E....

    Al Stewart is a genius

  10. J.... A....

    A new awakening in the form of Al Stewart.Need to hear more of him.Peter behind my Judy.

  11. M.... E....

    I wanna know if ignorance is truly bliss?

    M.... E....

    +Mon El, I believe that it can truly be exactly that...

    M.... E....

    @sandinyourshoes YEP  The Bible does tell us, Wisdom leads to sorrow.

    M.... E....

    @Mon El, it makes sense!  A child can be happy just playing in the sunshine...  The wise man is often "too busy" with the concerns of dealing with "work issues" in a company for which he had to learn so much to be a part of in the first place.

    M.... E....

    Gods to give and gods to take away....Al Stewart has got to one of the underrated guys I know of,not a bad song to his name.