Big Zombie - Mekons

Well, I drove east, but I didn’t go home

I just drove out past the false-front neon signs

Great double trucks rumble on the coast road

I’m just not human tonight

Start up in low, and watch them go

With a growl like lions in the zoo

Pardon merci, je suis le grande zombie

I’m just not human tonight

The air got cooler as the highway narrowed

Stinking ocean breeze ran through the night

The cars got fewer and their headlights hurt

I’m just not human tonight

Well, they’re just restless, just like you

They’ve got to take the car out and drive somewhere

Pardon merci, je suis le grande zombie

And I’m just not human tonight

People falling down upon their knees

Watch the night crash down around their ears

I pulled into an all-night cafe

Just to stretch my legs and take a bite

But I couldn’t face a naked dinner on a plate

I’m just not human tonight

So pull them in and throw them out

They’d be better off eating cat food at home

Pardon merci, je suis le grande zombie

I’m just not human tonight