Nillsson (1971) Driving Along - LOST 70s GEMS

Nilsson Schmillsson is an excellent album, one highlight is Gotta Getup with it's ode to the 9-5 daily grind; the insistent piano and driving lyrics perfectly capture the day to day regime full of necessity and lack of choice makes the rigid form and structure of the song perfect if a little tedious after two minutes. But Driving Along a mild Calyspo tune as a great eulogy to losing you direction and enthusiasm with an exasperated vocal from Nillsson and a top notch vocal melody as he sings the following;"You can spot all the problems
On faces so tired of facing each otherEach day they grow farther and farther away from each other"

The echoed refrains of farther and farther and the spot on lyrics in the sped up finale make this little gem really shine, I'll just leave you with some more of the words.

They seem to say nothing
They seem to go nowhere
They seem to go farther
They seem to go nowhere
They seem to go farther
They seem to go nowhere
They seem to go farther
And farther and farther