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© Project Freeman Music (27th April & 15th June 1997 Gregorian)
I’ve been driving in my car
Not been getting very far
I’d be quicker on a horse
Crawling at 10 miles an hour
What a waste of that horse power
A 100 years but still the speed of a horse
So what’s the point of building roads
When you’re overtaken by the toads
Getting angry with the guy in front
Next time I’m gonna take the bus
(Or ride my bike cos there’s no rush)
Then I can travel with the guy in front
Cos this is Transport 2000
Life in metal cans
Yes this is Transport 2000
Juggernauts in caravans
Today we tried to go to town
Spent half an hour drivin’ ‘round
Looking for a place to park
Queue’s of traffic everywhere
Stacked up high into the air
Fight for one space with the guy in front
And the craziest thing of all
A double Decker costs fuck all
Two old biddies on the bottom deck
But you never see an ad.
For double Decker’s and it’s sad
The driver cannot take a cheque
Cos this is Transport 2000
Life in metal cans
Yes this is Transport 2000
Juggernauts in caravans
So when you need to go somewhere
Try and see if you can share
It could be better for your health
Cos driving drives you to despair
Driving drivers everywhere
Burning up the planets natural wealth
We’ve all got lazy through the years
Independent, no one cares
Sharing trips means 'coming last'
But if we all give it a try
We might recall the reason why
We used to like it in the past
Cos this is Transport 2000
Life in metal cans
Yes this is Transport 2000
Juggernauts in caravans
Cos this is Transport 2000
Life in metal cans
Yes this is Transport 2000
Juggernauts in caravans
This was me throwing my two-penneth into the whole 'sustainable transport' debate which was in the news in 1997 Gregorian as the year 2000 was approaching and we still had (and still have!) a massive bias towards the car industry.
It turns out that 'Transport 2000' had been launched in 1973! So that was a big success then! (NOT!)
I love driving, espacially out on the open road in my van, but lets be honest it sucks driving in a city, and that's what this one is all about. Traffic jams, parking problems, congestion, stress, pollution, it's just no fun at all, and way easier to take a bus or something. But public transport is generally underfunded, not promoted anywhere near as much as car ownership and not very convenient, especially from more rural areas into towns and cities, so it's no wonder people want to drive, even with all the hassle
I guess not a lot has changed since I wrote this song and the same problems still exist. Let's hope we get it sorted before 'Transport 3000' comes around FFS!
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© Project Freeman Music (1997 Gregorian)