A Gallon of Gas - The Kinks

I’ve been waiting for years to buy a brand new Cadillac

But now that I’ve got one I want to send it right back

I can’t afford the gas to fill my luxury limousine

But even if I had the dough no one’s got no gasoline

I went to my local dealer to see if he could set me straight

He said there’s a little gas going but you have to wait

But he offered some red hot speed and some really high grade hash

But a gallon of gas can’t be purchased anywhere for any amount of cash

I can score you some coke and some grade one grass

But I can’t get a gallon of gas

I’ve got some downers, some speed, all the drugs that you need

But I can’t get a gallon of gas

There’s no more left to buy or sell

There’s no more oil left in the well

A gallon of gas can’t be purchased anywhere

For any amount of cash

Two extra verses from long version:

I love your body-work, but you’re really no use

How can I drive you when I got no juice?

Because it’s stuck in neutral and my engine’s got no speed

And the highways are deserted

And the air smells unnaturally clean

It’s got power-assisted overdrive and carpets on the floor

But it’s parked out front just like a dead dinosaur

And I’ll be paying off the bank for 45 years or more

It should go 100 miles an hour

But it’s never moved away from my door

Who needs a car and a seven-forty-seven

When you can’t buy a gallon of gas

Who needs a highway, an airport or a jet

When you can’t get a gallon of gas

There’s no more left to buy and sell

There’s no more oil left in the well

A gallon of gas can’t be purchased anywhere

For any amount of cash

You can’t buy a gallon of gas