From the recording Folklore Stories
Mike Quick - Vocal, Gretsch Acoustic Guitar, Resonator Acoustic lead guitar, Fender 4 string Jazz Bass, Suitcase Foot Drum, Washboard, Hammond B3 Organ with Leslie Speaker Cabinet
Lyrics
It took a pandemic
to thin out the line
So you can fill your tank
at a $1.89
Now your drinking
champagne and wine
In a big empty town
there ain’t nobody found
When gas was a $1.89
Up and down the country
in a diesel pickup truck
Motorboat fishing all week
well you can try your luck
Ain’t no where to go
but that’s ok
Don’t give it any mind
Just put up a sign
Gas was a $1.89
Don’t forgot to buy a pack
when your out on a run
Toilet paper sells faster
than a bullet and a gun
Now that bunker master plan
don’t seem so mad
You might have been fine
but the sun didn’t shine
When gas was a $1.89
Now the man in charge
had to dig his own grave
Every time he denied
The mistakes he made
I don’t even wanna
Speak the name. I'll just say
The economy took a dump
And it showed at the pump
When gas was a $1.89
