I Watch the Cars Releases Gigs Lyrics

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Author
Robyn Hitchcock
According to our records, Robyn has played this song 22 times, most recently at Robyn and Emma's house on September 01, 2021. He first performed it at Dingwalls on December 07, 1980, 40 years and 8 months earlier.
Title Artist Label Type Year
Black Snake Diamond Role Robyn Hitchcock Armageddon Records Album 1981
Zinc Pear Robyn Hitchcock & The Soft Boys Armageddon Records Promo 1981
I Wanna Go Backwards Robyn Hitchcock Yep Roc Records Album 2007
Venue Billed As City State Country Date
Dingwalls The Soft Boys London England UK 12/07/1980
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 01/23/1981
Hope & Anchor The Soft Boys London England UK 01/30/1981
Golden Lion (last Soft Boys gig) The Soft Boys London England UK 02/08/1981
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 07/30/1988
Paradise Lounge Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 08/02/1988
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 04/25/1989
Golden Gate Park Bandshell Robyn Hitchcock San Francisco California US 07/03/1989
Maxwell's (Late show) Robyn Hitchcock Hoboken New Jersey US 09/22/1989
McCabe's Robyn Hitchcock Santa Monica California US 05/25/1990
Mississippi Nights Robyn Hitchcock St. Louis Missouri US 07/19/1990
Fine Line Cafe Robyn Hitchcock Minneapolis Minnesota US 07/24/1990
Lounge Ax Robyn Hitchcock Chicago Illinois US 07/27/1990
The Nightstage Robyn Hitchcock Cambridge Massachusetts US 10/08/1990
Nietzsche's Robyn Hitchcock Buffalo New York US 10/14/1990
Daily's Melody Robyn Hitchcock & the Egyptians Stockholm Sweden 02/14/1991
Rough Trade Brooklyn Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo New York New York US 02/28/2017
The Bowery Ballroom Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo New York New York US 03/01/2017
The Fillmore Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo San Francisco California US 09/29/2017
Regent Theatre Robyn Hitchcock & Yo La Tengo Los Angeles California US 10/01/2017
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock & Emma Swift London England UK 04/09/2021
Robyn and Emma's house Robyn Hitchcock London England UK 09/01/2021

Lyrics

I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
Sometimes south and sometimes north
I watch the cars

I hear them stopping down the street
I hear them stopping down the street
I hear the sound of stalking feet
I wonder who they're gonna meet
I'm getting drunk inside my house

I see the men inside their shells
I see the men inside their shells
They go to prostitutes as well
Who never mind the way they smell
The prostitutes are paid for it

Alright!

I hear you're gonna try that too
I hear you're gonna try that too
I hear you're gonna try that too
I wouldn't pay to go to you
I'm getting drunk inside my house again

I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
I watch the cars go back and forth
Sometimes south and sometimes north 
I watch the cars