The Bottomless Lake Lyrics - Aimless Love - John Prine

Here's the story of a man and his family 

And a big trip that they took 

Well, I heard all about in a restaurant 

And I read it in a history book 

They rented a car at the Erie Canal 

But the car didn't have no brake 

Said ma to pa "My God this car 

Is gonna fall into the bottomless lake" 

Well, mama turned to daddy with a pale face 

Said "I've done something horribly wrong 

Well, the waters still runnin' in the bathtub 

And I think I left the kitchen light on" 

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Then I heard a crash, the car when splash 

The compass rolled around and around 

Oh, for Heaven's sake! We fell in a lake 

And I think we're all gonna drown 

We are falling down 

Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground 

Smoke 'em if you got 'em 

I'm so scared, I can hardly breathe 

I may never see my sweetheart again 

There was plenty of food in the backseat 

And the windows were rolled up tight 

So we all nibbled on a chicken leg 

Told stories way thru the night 

Well, pa told one that he told before 

And the baby got a bellyache 

Said ma to pa "My God this car's 

Falling down a bottomless lake" 

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We are falling down 

Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground 

Smoke 'em if you got 'em 

I'm so scared, I can hardly breathe 

I may never see my sweetheart again 

Well papa played the music on the radio 

Mama rocked the baby to sleep 

He said, he would've taken the other road 

But he didn't think the lake was that deep 

Well, if the ferry had been there at the end of the pier 

We'd be half way to Uncle Jake's 

Instead of looking at fish out the window, I wish 

We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake 

'Stead of looking at fish out the window, I wish 

We'd hit the bottom of the bottomless lake 

We are falling down 

Down to the bottom of a hole in the ground 

Smoke 'em if you got 'em 

I'm so scared, I can hardly breathe 

I may never see my sweetheart again 

So if you're ever goin' on a big trip 

You better be careful out there 

Start everything on your good foot 

Wear clean underwear 

Take along a Bible in the backseat 

Read of David and Solomon 

For if you make a mistake in the bottomless lake 

You may never see your sweetheart again 

If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake 

You may never see your sweetheart again 

If you should make a mistake in the bottomless lake 

You may never see your sweetheart again, that's right