Alligator Alley
Survival Symphony: Alligator Alley Chronicles
Lyrics
Sawgrass as far as the eye can see
Sawgrass extends as far as the eye can see.
She left him near mile marker fifty-three
She left him near mile marker fifty-three.
Two lanes no street lights
There are two lanes with no street lights.
She gripped the wheel peered into the night
She tightly held the wheel, looking into the night.
Tryin' to forget the smell of whiskey
Trying to forget the scent of whiskey.
Speeding away down Alligator Alley
Speeding away down Alligator Alley.
She'd been workin' her shift at the Twistee Treat
She had just finished her shift at the Twistee Treat.
August night in nineteen-eighty-three
It was an August night in nineteen-eighty-three.
Clocked out locked on up
Clocked out and locked up.
He was waitin' by his pickup truck
He was waiting by his pickup truck.
Wrestled her into the back seat
He forced her into the back seat.
Drove through the dark toward Alligator Alley
They drove through the dark towards Alligator Alley.
Daddy always told her you gotta keep a cool head
Her father had always advised her to stay calm.
Predators are unpredictable he said
He warned that predators are unpredictable.
And I won't always be there to protect ya
He won't always be there to protect her.
So fight like hell if you have to
She should fight fiercely if necessary.
And don't forget a knife can be a girl's best friend
A knife can be a girl's best friend.
Oh Alligator Alley
Oh Alligator Alley.
He was drunk she could smell the Jim Beam
He was intoxicated, and she smelled Jim Beam.
She held her pocket knife where he couldn't see
She discreetly held her pocket knife out of his view.
He slowed down stopped short
He slowed down and stopped suddenly.
Came around and opened up her door
He came around and opened her door.
Drug her out of the back seat
He dragged her out of the back seat.
She said a prayer there on Alligator Alley
She said a prayer there on Alligator Alley.
The struggle was brief and hard by the side of the road
The struggle was short but intense by the side of the road.
How she managed to do what she did she'll never know
She doesn't understand how she accomplished what she did.
Left him for dead on Alligator Alley
She left him for dead on Alligator Alley.
Daddy always told her you gotta keep a cool head
Her father's advice echoes in her mind.
Predators are unpredictable he said
Predators are indeed unpredictable, as he warned.
And I won't always be there to protect ya
He won't always be there to protect her.
So fight like hell if you have to
She should fight fiercely if necessary.
And don't forget a knife can be a girl's best friend
A knife can be a girl's best friend.
Oh Alligator Alley
Oh Alligator Alley.
Oh oh Alligator Alley
Oh oh Alligator Alley.
Oh oh Alligator Alley
-Oh oh Alligator Alley
-Ain't gonna bother nobody no more
She won't trouble anyone anymore.
Ain't gonna bother nobody no more
-Ain't gonna bother ain't gonna bother nobody
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