Overall about difficult moments of disappointment and vulnerability. Having hope and longing, while remaining optimistic for the future. Encourages the belief that with each new morning there is a chance for things to improve.
The chorus offers a glimmer of optimism and a chance at a resolution and redemption in the future.
Captures the rollercoaster of emotions of feeling lost while loving someone who is not there for you, feeling let down and abandoned while waiting for a lover. Lost with no direction, "Now I'm up in the air with the rain in my hair, Nowhere to go, I can go anywhere"
The bridge shows signs of longing and a plea for companionship. The Lyrics express a desire for authentic connection and the importance of Loving someone just as they are. "Just in passing, I'm not asking. That you be anyone but you”
(Samples from the movie River's Edge: "Crazy motherfucker... at a time like this, when every fucking second counts, a man can't waste his time choosing words")
I drive my car 'cause I'm feeling so good
Got twenty girls sitting up on the hood
They've got their coke and I've got my beer
Ain't got no job and I ain't got no fear
God, guns, and gasoline
Down on the beach we're playing all day
We fool around and then I have my way
I'm always hard and I just wanna say
It's not enough having twenty a day
God, guns, and gasoline
We're heading southwest today
Getting gas, giving bullets for pay
To the land where the sun goes dowe
Wasting time running niggers down
God, guns, and gasoline
Back on the road, the night is young
We got to clubs and have lots of fun
Why worry about the things you read
You live today and tomorrow you're dead
God, guns, and gasoline
You wonder what I'm living for
I know God and that's for sure
We like a laugh, we've got nerves of steal
He's the one behind the steering wheel
God, guns, and gasoline
God drives my car 'cause I'm not feeling good
Jesus Christ's sitting upon the hood
He sniffs some glue and God drinks a beer
Ain't got no faith and I ain't got no fear
God, guns, and gasoline
I drive my car 'cause I'm feeling so good
Got twenty girls sitting up on the hood
They've got their coke and I've got my beer
Ain't got no job and I ain't got no fear
God, guns, and gasoline
Down on the beach we're playing all day
We fool around and then I have my way
I'm always hard and I just wanna say
It's not enough having twenty a day
God, guns, and gasoline
We're heading southwest today
Getting gas, giving bullets for pay
To the land where the sun goes dowe
Wasting time running niggers down
God, guns, and gasoline
Back on the road, the night is young
We got to clubs and have lots of fun
Why worry about the things you read
You live today and tomorrow you're dead
God, guns, and gasoline
You wonder what I'm living for
I know God and that's for sure
We like a laugh, we've got nerves of steal
He's the one behind the steering wheel
God, guns, and gasoline
God drives my car 'cause I'm not feeling good
Jesus Christ's sitting upon the hood
He sniffs some glue and God drinks a beer
Ain't got no faith and I ain't got no fear
God, guns, and gasoline
Lyrics submitted by Delirium
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