What's happened to cars of today? Why do they make them that way? Loaded up from stem to stern With gadgets no one can learn. There are computers that cost a lot To tell us if we are lost or not, Television to entertain as we go And a voice to warn when gas is low. There are games and movies on CD Displayed on a screen for all to see And six-way power seats that recline With a heater to warm our behinds. There are telephones if we wish to chat And a computer will tell us where we're at. There is climate control front and rear And earphones so the kids can hear. Knobs and buttons clutter up the dash And there are airbags in case we crash. Five gears forward and one for reverse And complicated gizmos make us curse. There are scads of cars from which to pick And the cost of buying can make us sick, They keep adding things we don't need Driving the price up to satisfy greed. Why can't they make cars like yesteryear That will simply get you from there to here, Without the equipment we don't want or need And a price tag that doesn't make us bleed.