Buddha Behind the Wheel

Lyrics

[Verse 1] Well I'm driving in my car out on One Twenty Eight Something catches my eye, makes me sit up straight It's a pudgy little fellow with a mellow kind of style Doing fifty-five an hour with a little half-smile In a real smooth car — God knows what it cost A Nirvana ZX with non-dual exhaust And a little bumper sticker on the left-hand side Says "Suffering happens — might as well enjoy the ride" [Chorus] He's just a Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel [Verse 2] Next thing I remember is brake lights ahead And a half a mile later the traffic stops dead And wouldn't you know it but that little Buddha guy Stops right next to me with a twinkle in his eye Now I'm screaming and I'm moaning and I'm cursing my luck 'Cause one minute I'm cruising and the next I'm stuck But that little Buddha fella he don't even break a sweat Guess he figures he's just paying off a karmic debt [Chorus] 'Cause he's a Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel [Verse 3] I got one foot on the brake, one foot on the gas Some fool starts honking — we're going nowhere fast But my little Buddha man he ain't no way vexed If he don't get there in this life he'll get there in the next Well they tow the wreck away and we're moving at last The Buddha bows to the trooper as he goes past And just when I floor it it occurs to me In the same traffic jam I was trapped and he was free [Chorus] 'Cause he's a Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel Buddha behind the wheel