THE $65 CORVETTE
ONE MORNING WHILE READING THE PAPERS, IN SEARCH OF A NEW SET OF WHEELS
THE CLASSIFIEDS HAD A MOST CURIOUS AD IN THEIR LISTING FOR AUTOMOBILES
I READ WITH SUSPICIOUS AMUSEMENT, WHAT SEEMED LIKE A WILD STROKE OF LUCK
CORVETTE STINGRAY IT READ, LOW MILEAGE THE AD SAID, '83 MODEL, $65 BUCKS
WELL I WAS USED TO MY NEWSPAPER'S TYPOS, BUT I CALLED UP THE NUMBER STRAIGHTWAY WHAT RESPONSE HAVE YOU HAD TO YOUR CLASSIFIED AD, SHE SAID NONE, YOU'RE MY FIRST CALL TODAY
I SAID THERE'S BEEN A MISTAKE IN THE PAPER, THEY PRINTED YOUR PRICE WRONG SOMEHOW OH NO, REPLIED SHE, THEY CHECKED THAT WITH ME, I SAID DON'T SELL THAT CAR, I'M LEAVING NOW
SHE LIVED IN A PART OF THE CITY, THAT FOLKS LIKE ME ONLY PASS THROUGH AIRLINE CAPTAINS, BANK PRESIDENTS AND LAWYERS ARE THE RESIDENTS & THE HOUSES ARE MASSIVE & NEW AS I TURNED UP HER HALF MILE LONG DRIVE WAY, THERE IN THE HEAT OF THE DAY IN THE BRIGHT SUNLIGHT GLEAMED THE CAR OF MY DREAMS, JUST $65 DOLLARS AWAY
THE UPOLSTRY WAS DONE IN WHITE LEATHER, IT HAD A 487 V-8 GULL WING-SPAN DOORS, HURST FOUR ON THE FLOOR AND THE 10-SPEAKER TAPE DECK WAS GREAT IT HAD CHROME ON THE CHROME ON THE FENDERS, AND AN AERODYNAMIC DESIGN IT HAD A BAR, A TV, BUT WHAT WAS BOGGLING TO ME WAS FOR $65 BUCKS IT WAS MINE
I THOUGHT THAT THIS WOMAN MUST BE CRAZY, TO BE SELLING THIS CAR AT THAT PRICE BUT AS SHE WALKED DOWN THE LANE SHE SEEMED PERFECTLY SANE, \SHE WAS CHARMING AND REALLY QUITE NICE ND SHE SMILED WITH COMPLETE SATISFACTION, AS SHE HANDED ME THE TITLE AND THE KEYS I SAID I'VE JUST GOT TO KNOW WHY YOU'VE LET THIS THING GO, WHAT'S WRONG WITH THE CAR TELL ME PLEASE
SHE SAID I'LL BE 60 NEXT THURSDAY, I'VE LIVED HERE WITH MY HUSBAND EARL AFTER 30 YEARS WED, WITHOUT A WORD SAID, HE LEFT ME FOR A YOUNG TEENAGE GIRL BUT WITH HIS CREDIT CARDS HERE ON THE TABLE, I KNEW THAT HE WOULDN'T GET FAR AND LAST MONTH FROM FLORIDA HE, SENT A WIRE TO ME, SAID I NEED MONEY, DEAR, SELL THE CAR!
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