billy jonas / bridging divides

MONKEYS DRIVING CARS
© 2014 by Billy Jonas (Bang-A-Bucket Music/BMI)

The driver in the SUV:
He cut me off so thoughtlessly
I honked my horn, I banged the dash
I rode his tail until we crashed

Boom, boom, boom, past the moon to Mars
Someday baby way beyond to the stars
People say, “Hooray! (Hooray!) We’ve come so far”
But down on the ground it’s monkeys driving cars!


The children all got ill at school
They sneezed and covered me with drool
The doctor said, “What can we do?”
“We’ve touched the moon but can’t fix you”

Boom, boom, boom, past the moon to Mars
Someday baby way beyond to the stars
People say, “Hooray! (Hooray!) We’ve come so far”
But down on the ground it’s monkeys driving cars!


This boy attacked another boy
“Because,” he said, “you took my toy!”
They wiped their tears and made amends
Until the toy appeared again

Boom, boom, boom, past the moon to Mars
Someday baby maybe way beyond to the stars
People say, “Hooray! (Hooray!) We’ve come so far”
But down on the ground it’s monkeys driving cars!


Chimpanzees, orangutangs:
Observing us from where they hang
Wondering at the way we live
‘Cause everything is relative

Boom, boom, boom, past the moon to Mars
Someday baby maybe way beyond to the stars
People say, “Hooray! (Hooray!) We’ve come so far”
But down on the ground it’s monkeys driving cars!