I Saw John Kennedy Today

            I saw John Kennedy today

            he ain't dead like they say;

            he's driving a pickup truck

            and he sure looks happy enough.

            He was out on Route 66

            we were both stuck in traffic;

            he was wearing his vintage shades,

            and he sure didn't look his age

            I yelled, "Hey, is there an accident--

            and weren't you the president?"

            He just sat there for a while

            and then he flashed that Kennedy smile.

            He said, "Son, it occurred to me

            way back in '63,

            I no longer had to be

            President Kennedy.

            And I didn't need Jackie O,

            didn't need Marilyn Monroe,

            all I needed to get by

            was a truck and a highway to ride.

            Well in Dallas it was my luck

            I snuck out to buy this old truck;

            my double caught a bullet in the head

            and I was free because I was dead.

            I've been traveling along ever since

            food and gas are my only expense

            and wherever the road takes me

            you know the girls are always friendly."

            I saw John Kennedy today,

            he waved as he pulled away;

            he's driving a pickup truck

            and he sure looks happy enough.

            Copyright Luke Powers 2004 All rights reserved