CHEVETTE   Summer came in April In nineteen eighty two Rolled across Cheshire We sat exams in t-shirts We drank beer in shorts Holding under pressure But Paul left school in late December He’d got bigger plans Paul got a job in Runcorn He learned to point and set Paul bought a red Vauxhall Chevette   Massive silver spoilers Tape and stereo Graphic equalizers He’d got off site in Fridays, and he’d Drive right up to school Dying to surprise us And he’d blast his two-tone car horn Open wide his doors I can’t see you lot walking Just because you’re not earning yet Paul had a red Vauxhall Chevette   And how we sat and tried not to show we were impressed Paul was on his way We were passengers Paul was on his way   One of us got married Few years after that We dreaded all returning We all had cars now We all had stereos Fruits of all that learning Then we heard this two-tone car horn Raised our eyes and turned To see a red Mercedes Door pushed open wide Name of a building business on the side I can’t see you guys driving round In those god-awful cars Step in boys and travel like stars We drove around town for hours Recalled the girls we’d met Recalled the red Vauxhall Chevette   Music and Lyrics by TIM FIRTH