Little Earl

Little Earl is driving down the Gulf Coast

Sitting on a pillow so he can see the road

Next to him is a twelve pack of beer

Three frozen pizzas and two lighters as souvenirs

Little Earl’s brother is bleeding in the backseat

It’s been twenty miles and he can’t stop crying

Passing the houses on stilts on Holly Beach

The A/C don’t work and Earl’s sick in the Gulf Coast heat

Little Earl’s uncle is gonna go through the roof

But he’s working out of town until the end of June

They ain’t supposed to use his car

Or do anything that lets people know he’s gone

Little Earl don’t know what to do

He’s looking for a hospital even though his brother don’t want him to

He’s starting to panic he’s too scared to stop

He’s never driven at night and he keeps getting lost