Must Hurry

Original: No Hurry (Michelle Dockerey)

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The horns beeps in the morning make a loud annoying sound

In the lane that’s to my right an empty place I found

As I swerve too fast I almost crash, but I still can keep my speed

To get to work on time – that is my sole need

Chorus:

Must hurry, must hurry now,

Overtake from the left, overtake from the right

Must hurry, must hurry now,

Swerve into lanes when the margin is tight

Must hurry, must hurry now,

If I lose a minute, I have lost a way

Must hurry, must hurry now

And the office is so far and away

(chorus)

We crest the hill and see a huge jam by the shore

Pass the signpost for a speed that’s not helpful anymore

We made such good speed so far, but now we drive so slow

And the time when I had to be at work is now so long ago

(chorus)

I try to take a shortcut, but it looks like so have they,

And if I will not be at work, there will be hell to pay

Though our labour is of burden beasts, our speed is that of snails

We drive slow in the traffic on the roads and on the trails

(chorus)

Papa tells me to take care, but this driving’s all I’ve known

Still I wonder what it’s like to call the zen monk’s calm your own

To avoid the honks and anger, not try to win that race

But it’s hard not to get angry when you move at such a pace