Tom was a lush with a crush on a girl named Rene At evening his longing would turn to object dismay Evil comes in many guises many shapes and many sizes It's in the bottle it's in the glass That falls to the floor with a sickening crash He needs her right now And he wants her and now
He's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion
Tom took a drive to the dive where he drank every day He looked up askance when by chance in walked Rene She sat down beside him indulged him a little Bowling him over like a skittle But feeling certain that she was bored He lowered his eyes to the swirling floor He needs her right now And he wants her and how
He's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion
Now tom don't need no keepsake To remember that girl by If they mention her in passing He'll turn his head and sigh
He's got a nation to set the wheels of love in motion
A drunken nation to set the wheels of love in motion