Track 4 of the album Kitchen Window Choir · 2023
Clutch Down, Mirror Check, Go
“An empty car park on a Sunday and a very nervous learner. We wrote it for our niece, who passed on her third go.”
xinyao · anthemic folk · bright singalong · 2:53
Lyrics
Sunday morning, empty car park White lines painted on the ground Dad hands over all the keys And says he won't make a sound My hands are tight upon the wheel My heart is jumping like a drum I stall it twice, I laugh out loud And then the engine starts to hum Easy now, easy now You are doing it somehow Clutch down, mirror check, go Look how far you've come, you know Every road was once a mystery Now the whole wide world is looking back at me Clutch down, mirror check, go Sing it loud and steady, sing it slow I'm not afraid of the bend in the lane I'm driving, I'm driving, I'm driving again Round the corner by the bakery Past the school and past the park A learner plate upon my back And sunshine going all the way to dark My sister's in the back seat laughing Waving at the passing cars And I feel ten feet tall and growing Underneath the morning stars Easy now, easy now You are doing it somehow Clutch down, mirror check, go Look how far you've come, you know Every road was once a mystery Now the whole wide world is looking back at me Clutch down, mirror check, go Sing it loud and steady, sing it slow I'm not afraid of the bend in the lane I'm driving, I'm driving, I'm driving again Hill start, hill start, hold it there Feel the biting point and the open air Nobody told me it would feel like this Like a small brave leap and a tender kiss Clutch down, mirror check, go Look how far you've come, you know Every road was once a mystery Now the whole wide world is looking back at me Clutch down, mirror check, go Sing it loud and steady, sing it slow I'm not afraid of the bend in the lane I'm driving, I'm driving, I'm driving again Clutch down, mirror check, go Home again by the evening glow