Residential neighborhoods
Where the intersections meet
You will find a hundred cars
Backwards in the street
There's backwards Mitsubishis
And grimy pick-up trucks
Up and down the city

All the rules are simple, so simple
Eighteen inches from the curb
In the right way pointed, not self-appointed
Not backwards in the street

Oh, it doesn't matter what the cause
You are not above the laws
So come on, morons, park like you ought
There's a fine if you get caught
Don't be backwards
Be backwards in the street

There is a new citation
And litigation
Whenever two autos meet
You'd like to be there sayin', had right-of way and
Weren't backwards in the street

Really tiny I.Q. (mental midget I.Q.)
Cannot parallel park now (cannot parallel park now)
Yeah, but your car just looks so pretty
(Got no thought but lookin' pretty)

All the rules are simple, so simple
Eighteen inches from the curb
In the right way pointed, not self-appointed
Not backwards in the street

(Sound of tow trucks)

Oh, it doesn't matter what the cause
You are not above the laws
So come on, morons, park like you ought
There's a fine if you get caught
Don't be backwards
Be backwards in the street

Really tiny I.Q. (mental midget I.Q.)
Cannot parallel park now (cannot parallel park now)
Yeah, but your car just looks so pretty
(Got no thought but lookin' pretty)
Especially down in L.A., California
All the way from Monterey, San Francisco
Lancaster....
(Oh, honey, there's a spot, grab it quick... oops, took up two, oh well, we'll just be a minute....)