Andrew Burbidge

        
     
 

Give Me More Power Give Me More Speed

       
     
  Like firebirds flying in the haze of the sun  
  I saw the cars speeding on a practise run  
  Burning up the road till the session was done  
  Exhausts blasting like the barrels of a gun  
  If you get the breaks you'll be a hero in the end  
  And everyone will want to be your friend  
  But there's no place to hide when you're out on the track  
  And if you get it all wrong it's a long and lonely walk back  
     
  Give me more power, give me more speed  
  A split second is all I need  
  If you keep it on the edge you might lose it in a spin  
  But it's all or nothing and I need a chance to win  
     
  Brakes are disks of fire  
  Stolen from the gods, now the flames climb higher  
  When the stars threw down their spears  
  They challenged us to tame our fears  
  How fine the engines sound  
  As they take you and shake you and make your heart pound  
  Drivers fighting to bring them around  
  Like tigers cars race over the ground  
     
  With the tension building and your hear rate rising  
  And everyone out of the way  
  As you grip the wheel your hands are sweating  
  And now there's nothing left to say  
     
  The lights go out the engines scream  
  Power and motion like in a dream  
  Like chariot races where rubber wheels burn  
  Down the straight and into the turn  
  With engines singing their urgent song  
  Carbon and steel they race along  
  At the checkered flag the fans all roar  
  To race to win isn't that what life is for  
     
 

Copyright © 1998 Andrew Burbidge