Alyx, the little shit box

[Intro]

"Started her up, sounds like a dying goat,
Shakes and rattles, I thought she'd float.
River Wye or Tawe, I said every day,
But Alyx kept goin’, come what may."
[Verse 1]

The sun was out, but Alyx was slow,
She’d cough and sputter, never ready to go.
Floodwaters rise, but I didn’t care,
Chucked her in anyway, let her dare.

Three days she fought, like she had some spark,
But in the end, she couldn’t make the mark.
She was more rust than steel, but I kept her around,
My ride-or-die, she made no sound.
[Pre-Chorus]

A little shaky, but I held my own,
But Alyx was tired, and she’d soon be gone.
I tried to revive her, but she didn’t start,
The shit box was dead, I felt it in my heart.
[Chorus]

Alyx, my shit box, you had your day,
But you couldn’t fight the flood or the rain,
Three days you lasted, that’s all you could do,
But in the end, I had to say adieu.
Alyx, you were loud, you were crude,
But you got me through—what a crazy ride, dude!

Oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh...
Oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh...
[Verse 2]

You’d stall at the lights, smoke in the air,
I swore you were cursed, but I didn’t care.
You’d overheat, then lose all power,
Still, I kept you going, hour after hour.

They said "ditch her," but I wouldn’t listen,
Alyx was mine, even when she was missin’.
Through flooded roads and broken dreams,
She was my ride, or so it seemed.
[Pre-Chorus]

A little shaky, but I held my own,
But Alyx was tired, and she’d soon be gone.
I tried to revive her, but she didn’t start,
The shit box was dead, I felt it in my heart.
[Chorus]

Alyx, my shit box, you had your day,
But you couldn’t fight the flood or the rain,
Three days you lasted, that’s all you could do,
But in the end, I had to say adieu.
Alyx, you were loud, you were crude,
But you got me through—what a crazy ride, dude!

Oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh...
Oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh...
[Bridge]

I threatened the river, but you held on tight,
You weren’t the prettiest, but you sure put up a fight.
In the end, you gave out, but that’s okay,
Alyx, you lived your best, in your own way.
[Final Chorus]

Alyx, my shit box, you had your day,
But you couldn’t fight the flood or the rain,
Three days you lasted, that’s all you could do,
But in the end, I had to say adieu.
Alyx, you were loud, you were crude,
But you got me through—what a crazy ride, dude!

Oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh...
Oh oh oh oh... oh oh oh oh...
[Outro – fade out with beat]

"She was a mess, but she got me through,
Alyx, my ride, I’ll always remember you.
You tried your best, but the flood was too strong,
Now you're gone, but you’ll live in this song."