[Verse 1] We left at dawn with the cooler packed tight Through miles of tan dust and blinding blue light Your hand in mine, the map folded twice And the backseat sang of our snack-device A platter of promise, a noble parade Of salted delights in a thin plastic tray I saw the hardboiled orange of the cheddar gleam Like treasure afloat in a road-trip dream [Pre-Chorus] Oh, bless this curve of the highway Oh, bless this bag on my knee Every hour gets hungrier, baby Every mile sings "feed me, feed me" [Chorus] Meat, cheese, and crackers Meat, cheese, and crackers My sweet salvation In the rolling vacation Meat, cheese, and crackers Meat, cheese, and crackers I hear heaven answer When the beach comes nearer [Verse 2] The salami curled like a velvet red rose The smoky slices were laid in neat rows I stacked them high with a pile of cheese Then snapped one cracker like a crown to me The road kept bending, the sun held fire But that tray kept raising my spirits higher One bite, then another, then baby, one more And the miles fell quiet like a chapel door [Pre-Chorus] Oh, bless this curve of the highway Oh, bless this bag on my knee Every hour gets hungrier, baby Every mile sings "feed me, feed me" [Chorus] Meat, cheese, and crackers Meat, cheese, and crackers My sweet salvation In the rolling vacation Meat, cheese, and crackers Meat, cheese, and crackers I hear heaven answer When the beach comes nearer [Bridge] Then off in the distance The ocean began A silver-blue chorus A glorious fan I held one last cracker Like fate in my hand And kissed all the crumbs From the palm of my hand [Final Chorus] Meat, cheese, and crackers Meat, cheese, and crackers My sweet salvation In the rolling vacation Meat, cheese, and crackers Meat, cheese, and crackers We made it to the shore now And I still want more now
