Pete relished cars like
Pontiacs and Chryslers and
Many makes and many styles

Pete surprised all of us
And turned rambunctious
As he arrived home
In a new Rambler

Its push-button ignition
Ignited our attention
Demanding admiration

During our years
Of youth on fire
Aloft with our desire to get
Higher and higher

We’d grab a few beers
Beneath a summer sun
And head on out
On a ‘Quart Ride’ for fun

The Rambler
Came with a playlist
One as
Fit as a fiddle

Including the
Mills Brothers’
“Up a Lazy River” all the way to
“Smack Dab in the Middle”

Its seats reclined
For teenagers inclined
To ‘go parking’

Laughing and kissing
Across the Alley
From the Alamo

You be my Paper Doll
And my greatest pal
Safe to say
I’ll Be Around

When they
Could drive
They did so
In style

Pete paved
The Way
For us to hit
The pavement

Happy go
Lucky
In a jolly
Jalopy

Chasing our
Dreams in
An entertainment
Machine