Buddha Behind the Wheel

[Verse 1]
Well I'm driving in my car out on One Twenty Eight
Something catches my eye, makes me sit up straight
It's a pudgy little fellow with a mellow kind of style
Doing fifty-five an hour with a little half-smile
In a real smooth car — God knows what it cost
A Nirvana ZX with non-dual exhaust
And a little bumper sticker on the left-hand side
Says "Suffering happens — might as well enjoy the ride"

[Chorus]
He's just a Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel

[Verse 2]
Next thing I remember is brake lights ahead
And a half a mile later the traffic stops dead
And wouldn't you know it but that little Buddha guy
Stops right next to me with a twinkle in his eye
Now I'm screaming and I'm moaning and I'm cursing my luck
'Cause one minute I'm cruising and the next I'm stuck
But that little Buddha fella he don't even break a sweat
Guess he figures he's just paying off a karmic debt

[Chorus]
'Cause he's a Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel

[Verse 3]
I got one foot on the brake, one foot on the gas
Some fool starts honking — we're going nowhere fast
But my little Buddha man he ain't no way vexed
If he don't get there in this life he'll get there in the next
Well they tow the wreck away and we're moving at last
The Buddha bows to the trooper as he goes past
And just when I floor it it occurs to me
In the same traffic jam I was trapped and he was free

[Chorus]
'Cause he's a Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel
Buddha behind the wheel