I've been waiting for years to buy a brand new cadillac
   But now that I've got one I want to send it right back
   I can't afford the gas to fill my luxury limousine
   But even if I had the dough no one's got no gasoline
  
   I went to my local dealer to see if he could set me straight
   He said there's a little gas going but I'd have to wait
   But he offered some red hot speed and some really high grade hash
   But a gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere for any amount of cash
  
   I can score you some coke and some grade one grass
   But I can't get a gallon of gas
   I've got some downers some speed all the drugs that you need
   But I can't get a gallon of gas
   There's no more left to buy or sell
   There's no more oil left in the well
   A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere
   For any amount of cash
  
   two extra verses from long version:
   I love your body-work, but you're really no use
   How can I drive you when I got no juice?
   Because it's stuck in neutral and my engine's got no speed
   And the highways are deserted
   and the air smells unnaturally clean.
  
   It's got power-assisted overdrive and carpets on the floor,
   but it's parked out front just like a dead dinosaur.
   And I'll be paying off the bank for 45 years or more.
   It should go 100 miles an hour,
   but it's never moved away from my door.
  
   Who needs a car and a seven-forty-seven
   When you can't buy a gallon of gas
   Who needs a highway, an airport or a jet
   When you can't get a gallon of gas
   There's no more left to buy or sell
   There's no more oil left in the well
   A gallon of gas can't be purchased anywhere
   For any amount of cash
   You can't buy a gallon of gas