don't pass me a comb
cause I got me a poem running through my mind
don't remind me you're dead
cause i'd rather think instead of the times you lived
forcing the circumstance
chasing ambulances up the road
was that a laugh or cough?
please drop my cousin off
he's heading home to Perth
he got his money's worth in Canada
but he sure had a lot to say about America today
she's been beaten up, she's been battered down
but we all get confused
lose sight of those tiny clues
chasing ambulances
some chasing the mighty buck
some chase till their wheels get stuck
some chasing piles of dirt
some chasing a piece of skirt
some chasing their own tails
some chase till all else fails
some chasing common sense
some chasing a picket fence
me, i'd rather chase you down
don't ask me how I found the balls to say "hey, hey, hey "
but I sure got a lot to learn about waiting for my turn
but i've been beaten up, i've been battered down
but we all get confused
lose sight of those tiny clues
chasing ambulances
i'd rather chase you down, yeah
not ambulances, child, no
i'd rather chase you down
not ambu-
Not ambulances, child, no, no