Sturt Highway

We travelled the Sturt Highway

To Adelaide and back for many years

Back in those days we listened to 5RM

The local Radio Station in the Riverland

It used to called The Highway Twenty Show then

If I remember correctly at all

We always listened to the radio

As we worked along in the cutting shed

I remember driving back to the city 

During my Uni years: I used to catch the bus

This time I was driving back with Caren Lubjana

In her little Datsun 120Y: I was driving that night

I remember it so very well: it was dark as pitch

There were a lot of cars everywhere!

As I passed a slow moving vehicle

The poor little car was struggling

I was thinking about the distance

That gap was quickly shrinking!

"Come on little car"  I prayed: "get a move on!"

Finally we got past that car: I was worried

But at last we were safe again but 

I made sure not to pass unless

There was a lot of space to keep us safe

I wasn't taking that chance again!

I've seen a lot of accidents and crashes

Along that road during my studies and later life

I am so very thankful to have survived those drives

I thank the dear Lord for my life each day 

For I understand the dangers as we travel

Each and every single day: we are so close to danger

So close to losing our very lives

Whether it be through the fault of another car

Or from our own actions: our mistakes or

A massive truck or from Kangaroos along the way

Please be careful as you're driving

Remember to drive carefully: remember to pray!