Squeegee

I live near the corner of Hoddle and Johnston now. Weird, eh? This one ended up early in the running order of Northcote Country Soul.

Squeegee

On the corner of Hoddle and Johnston
That’s when your eyes first met mine
With the lights glowing crimson
In the soft breeze of spring
And the cars trailing back in a line

You stared at me over the dashboard
With a mixture of malice and fear
But I don’t want to hurt you
Or toy with your virtue
I just wanna make myself a little more clear

    And your windscreen wants to be clean
    And I don’t know how you can see
    But there’s no need to fear
    Salvation is here
    With a dollar, a squeegee and me

You raise your right hand in defiance
You raise it to wave me away
Let there be no confusion
You’ve reached the conclusion
You don’t need my help here today

But a dollar ain’t worth a disaster
When destiny turns on a dime
So why not say “fuck it”
And drop in my bucket?
If you’ve got the change, baby, I’ll make the time

    When your windscreen wants to be clean
    And I don’t know how you can see
    That there’s no need to fear
    Salvation is here
    With a dollar, a squeegee and me

Any second now
the lights’ll change and you’ll be
driving off in such a hurry it’s obscene
Scrabble round and find
some change inside your glove compartment
and I’ll guarantee I’m done before the lights turn green

On the corner of Hoddle and Johnston
At the crossroads of hope and despair
With my rag and my pail
I could drag back the veil

    For your windscreen wants to be clean
    And I don’t know how you can see
    But there’s no need to fear
    Salvation is here
    With a dollar, a squeegee and me
    Yeah, there’s no need to fear
    Salvation is here
    With a dollar, a squeegee and me

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