On a desert road that steamed the sky

with the windows up and the air on high

I was off the stage, I was on the mend

with a solo drive to a holiday weekend

my thirsty car came to a stop at the Reptile Gardens Curio Shop

when a wind came hissing through the vents,

and I felt my sneakers growing tense

my forehead broke in a cold, cold sweat‑‑

in the rearview mirror was a silhouette

then I heard the door‑locks take a dive

and a whisper screamed "Don't turn around, just drive"

Scratch! Dressed in red‑‑pointy tail and horn‑rimmed head

and a widow's peak like Eddie Munster

I sat frozen in my seat‑‑"We haven't had the chance to meet...

are you a singing telegram or something?"

he just flashed a hellish smile‑‑"Let's go driving for a while"

he held something in his hand I'd never seen before

it was my Chevrolet's pink slip

Scratch! Evil eye

"Step on it, boy, if you want to stay alive" he said

"Don't look surprised, you know what I want

I've lived for years inside your trunk, so drive" he said

"Let's get talking business, son‑‑you ain't fooling anyone

I know just what you want to be‑‑now it's time to work for me, so drive"

If this is a nasty dream

I'd prefer to wake up here

I believe the point is clear...

Scratch! Out of my car!

He said "Ha! I've come too far...

besides, I kinda like the velour seat‑covers"

God, help me! What do I do?

"Shut up boy, it's too late for you...now drive!

all you phonies get it wrong‑‑double lives take half as long

should have kept your windows clean‑‑now I'm part of this machine

you've got a good 80,000 miles left

before the recall..."

If this is a nasty dream

I believe the point's quite clear

I'd prefer to wake up here

Please

I started humming Amazing Grace

he said "Come on, boy, give me a break"

so I hit the brakes with both my feet

and sent two horns through the bucket seat

then the locks shot up as the grace came down

I said "Here's the keys‑‑I'll be walking back to town..."

Questions:

1.  Who is Scratch?

2.  Did the driver recognize Scratch for who he is?  Why or why not?

3.  What does the Chevrolet pink slip symbolize?  Why did the driver not possess it?

4.  How could Scratch live for years inside his trunk? 5.  How and who was the driver trying to fool?  Did it work?

6.  What is a double life?

7.  Why do double lives take half as long?

8.  How do you keep your windows clean.  (Make sure parents answer from the adult perspective.)

9.  Why did grace change the situation?

10.  Define grace.

11.  Could good works have changed the situation.

12.  Why is it it important to hit the brakes with both your feet?

13.  Who own's your pink slip?  Are you sure?  Why?

14.  Are you trying to fool anyone with your life?  (Encourage everyone to be honest and to talk about it.)

Close in a way to confess and repent in a way that your group is comfortable with.

"Drive, He Said" is actually lyrics from Steve Taylor from the album "On the Fritz."  (Did I just date myself?)  You can end the meeting with playing the song.