The Kinks Follow

I've been waiting for years to buy a brand new Cadillac
But now that I've got one I want to send it right back
I can't afford the gas for my luxury Limousine
But even if I had the dough no one's got no gasoline

I went to my local dealer to see if he could set me straight
He said, "There's a little gas going but you have to wait"
But he offered some red hot speed and some really high grade hash
But a gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere for any amount of cash

I can score you some coke and some grade one grass
But I can't get a gallon of gas
I've got some downers, some speed, all the drugs that you need
But I can't get a gallon of gas

There's no more left to buy and sell
There's no more oil left in the well
A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere
For any amount of cash

I love your body-work, but you're really no use

Because it's stuck in neutral and my engine's got no speed
And the highways are deserted and the air smells unnaturally clean

It's got power-assisted overdrive and carpets on the floor
But it's parked out front just like a dead dinosaur
And I'll be paying off the bank for 45 years or more
It should go a 100 miles an hour but it's never moved away from my door

Who needs a car and a seven-forty-seven
When you can't buy a gallon of gas
Who needs a highway, an airport or a jet
When you can't get a gallon of gas

There's no more left to buy and sell
There's no more oil left in the well
A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere
For any amount of cash
You can't buy a gallon of gas

I've been waiting for years to buy a brand new Cadillac
But now that I've got one I want to send it right back
I can't afford the gas for my luxury Limousine