The case for the 8-track

It was there, in the backseat,

of momma's car,

the case for the 8-track.

Momma drove,

one of the last,

large block jukeboxes,

Detroit ever made.

Bill Lear created the format,

A decade before, this day.

It played one hour,

of continuous music,

from that mobile jukebox.

Before it was am radio

you listened to the music,

programed, by the D.J.

Then record players,

but these skipped,

based on the condition,

of the road,

But 8-track, if not rewindable,

was still portable.

You could join the Columbia Record Company,

and for a penny get 8 of these beauties.

Momma played them on longs drives,

with window down,

and the cigarettes she keep hidden

in the jockey box.

Momma needed this break,

with the new discoveries.

Money missing from the credit union

or his latest fling at.work.

So if momma needed music,

and a cigarette,

to understand Daddy,

a case could be made,

for the 8-track.