News travels fast There's an old wreck in the underpass Wine in a glass And a well travelled bed Down the length and breadth of the motorway Down the information highway I took a ride In an angels heap Yeah I took a ride And she took me away To where the hills are steep Yeah I took a ride In the still mind of a child There's a live bird on her shoulder She could swallow a lie Like she's drinking a flagon of beer I'll never be the same again Let the black wheels fly over I took a ride In an angels heap And she took me away To where the air was sweet And she made me come alive In a red vinyl seat Yeah I took a ride Let the black wheels fly over