John Prine - The Accident (Things Could Be Worse) Lyrics






Last night I saw an accident
On the corner of Third and Green
Two cars collided and I got excited
Just being part of that scene

It was Mrs. Tom Walker and her beautiful daughter
Pamela, was driving the car
They got hit by a man in a light blue sedan
Who had obviously been to a bar

[Chorus:]
They don't know how lucky they are
They could have run into that tree
Got struck by a bolt of lightning
And raped by a minority

It was a four way stop dilemma
We all arrived the same time
I yielded to the man to the right of me
And he yielded it right back to mine
Well, the yield went around and around and around
Till Pamela finally tried
Just then the man in the light blue sedan
Hit Pamela's passenger side

[Chorus]

Pamela hit her head on the mirror
Mrs. Walker got a bump on the knee
The man hit himself in the face and said
"Why does this happen to me?"
The neighbors came out
And they gathered about
Saying "Hey! who hit who anyway?"
And the police arrived at a quarter to five
And pronounced all the victims "Okay"

[Chorus]





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  1. J.... ....

    Yeah, there are two songs of John's that IF I sing them, I HAVE to change the words... Can't handle the line here "raped by a minority"... and the other (because I'm an English teacher?!) is, "Memories- they can't be boughten"... John, you just can't make up a new past tense verb for "buy"... unless it happens to be in popular screwy usage, you can't just make it up. I don't let these slips reduce my love for John, however.

    J.... ....

    Jamoof it’s art, there are no rules

  2. H.... W....

    Great compilation of the legend

  3. R.... B....

    I LOVE John Prine! He has so many great songs and I love his delivery of them! Thanks Brent!

    R.... B....

    glad you enjoyed this song Ruth. thanks a lot for listening.

  4. g.... b....

    It's a shame such a fantastic songwriter,is such a rubbish singer!

    g.... b....

    Like Bruce Springsteen and Bob Dylan?

    g.... b....

    Hey! He wouldn't be john Prine without that voice!

  5. G.... Y....

    Nice song and different kind of singer my friend winner brent e is a winner in pretty water sapulpa creek county Oklahoma u s a glenn linda cats says hi toby Keith for Linda and rose garden for Shirley wood and joe Enly brent e praying for you and all my friend s muskigirl Elizabeth and baby doll Kentucky women and Shirley wood and garham bull and Ruth and Ruth what's your plans for weekend and call me when you wont too text me on e mail and channels my friend winner brent e hope to hear from you and all my friend s hows the weather in Virginia

    G.... Y....

    thanks for listening Glenn. and i hope you are having a nice Sunday