I'll tell you what I've done
I'll tell you what I'll do
Been driving all night
Just to get close to you

Baby babe, I'm moving so fast
You'd better come on
The moon is alright
The freeway's heading south

My heart is going boom
There's a strange taste in my mouth
Baby babe, I'm moving real fast
So try to hold on
Try to hold on

Sleeping in my car, I will undress you
Sleeping in my car, I will caress you
Staying in the backseat of my car, making out

So come out tonight
I'll take you for a ride
This steamy ol' wagon
The radio is getting wild
Baby babe, we're moving so fast
I try to hang on
Oh, I try to hang on

Sleeping in my car, I will undress you
Sleeping in my car, I will caress you
Staying in the backseat of my car making love, oh yeah
Sleeping in my car, I will possess you
Sleeping in my car, certainly bless you
Laying in the backseat of my car, making out

The night is so pretty and so young
The night is so pretty and so young
So very young

Sleeping in my car, I will undress you
Sleeping in my car, I will caress you
Staying in the backseat of my car making love, to you
Sleeping in my car, I will possess you
Sleeping in my car, certainly bless you
Laying in the backseat of my car, making out, making out

Sleeping in my car, I will undress you
Sleeping in my car
The night is so pretty and so young, yeah


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    "The moon is alright The freeway's heading south My hard is going Boom! There's a strange taste in my mouth Baby Babe - I'm moving real fast So try to hold on Try to hold on! "

    28 seconds into the song and shes singing about blowjobs ? maybe....

    absolut_freedomon February 27, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Mmhh... MAYBE! I never thought this interpretation!

    tekaneton May 02, 2002   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Cool song.

    Soul_Haemorrageon September 21, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    Great melody with fun lyrics ...

    letitrockon October 19, 2004   Link
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    General Comment

    Isn't that "my heart is going boom" .. unless she has a dick or somthing.

    Durang0on April 11, 2006   Link
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    This is another great song by Roxette, one of my favourites. I love to sing along to this lol

    Yeah, i think this song is talking about some sort of antics in the car lol so the "strange taste in my mouth" may be what your thinking

    xrebzxon September 05, 2006   Link
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    Awww, I really like this song. We always have a great party when this song is played. :))

    cruelbellatrixon July 14, 2007   Link
  • 0
    General Comment

    Soul Haemorrage, Sorry to disappoint you, but Marie Fredriksson is not a lesbian. She is married with children. Cheers.

    paediaon August 11, 2007   Link
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    I don't think so. She's a lesbian.

    Soul_Haemorrageon June 03, 2004   Link

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