55 Chevy With Hawaiian Plates

She was the new girl in school and she was so cool
Like a tropical breeze from far across the sea
She blew into town with the top down
In her '55 Chevy with Hawaiian plates

She wore flowers in her hair, didn't seem to have a care
On those midwestern days when all the world was gray
My heart came alive when she drove by
In her '55 Chevy with Hawaiian plates

She was my first glimpse of something far away
She made me realize
There was another world waiting to be found
Outside the limits of my little town

I've seen mountains in Nepal, heard crystal waterfalls
Walked forests dark and green, sailed the deep blue sea
And in every single place, I saw her smile and wave
In her '55 Chevy with Hawaiian plates


© Richard Helm