Techno Ted may be a person who caused Chris incredible emotional pain & trepidation as well as moments of peace & happiness but now is removed and awaiting his fate. Darling may be a different person who is also free of him and can live her life free of Ted's tyranny. "In between all the laughing, and daydreams ... lies: a desert of truth" Lies are like a desert or the omission of Truth: Where there were Lies then Truth was absent. The song, "Techno Ted", may be a cathartic celebration of the downfall of this person.
I got no money in my pockets
I got a hole in my jeans
I had a job and I lost it
But it won't get to me
'Cause I'm ridin' with my baby
And it's a brand new day
We're on the wheels of an angel
Flyin' away
And the sun is shinin'
This road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
And I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't want to be me
Now she's strummin' on my six-string
Across her pretty knees
She's stompin' out a rhythm
And singin' to me the sweetest song
The sun is shinin'
This road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
And I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't want to be me
Oh, the sun is shinin'
And this road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't want to be me
I got no money in my pockets
I got a hole in my jeans
We're on the wheels of an angel
And I'm free
She's strummin' on my six-string
It's across her pretty knees
She's stompin' out a rhythm
And singin' to me
I got a hole in my jeans
I had a job and I lost it
But it won't get to me
'Cause I'm ridin' with my baby
And it's a brand new day
We're on the wheels of an angel
Flyin' away
And the sun is shinin'
This road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
And I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't want to be me
Now she's strummin' on my six-string
Across her pretty knees
She's stompin' out a rhythm
And singin' to me the sweetest song
The sun is shinin'
This road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
And I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't want to be me
Oh, the sun is shinin'
And this road keeps windin'
Through the prettiest country
From Georgia to Tennessee
I got the one I love beside me
My troubles behind me
I'm alive and I'm free
Who wouldn't want to be me
I got no money in my pockets
I got a hole in my jeans
We're on the wheels of an angel
And I'm free
She's strummin' on my six-string
It's across her pretty knees
She's stompin' out a rhythm
And singin' to me
Lyrics submitted by PricksLyrics
Who Wouldn't Wanna Be Me Lyrics as written by Monty Powell Keith Lionel Urban
Lyrics © Universal Music Publishing Group
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I got no money in my pockets. I got a hole in my jeans. I had a job and I lost it. But it won't get to me. Cause I'm ridin' with my baby. And its a brand new day. Were on the wings of an angel, flying away.
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She's struming on my six string, Across the Prairies.-WRONG
"She's strumming on my six string Across her pretty knees"
Same goes for the end verse.
bunch of errors in this song heres the corrected lyrics<br /> <br /> I got no money in my pockets<br /> I got a hole in my jeans<br /> I had a job and I lost it<br /> But it won't get to me<br /> <br /> 'Cause I'm ridin' with my baby<br /> and it's a brand new day<br /> We're on the wheels of an angel<br /> Flyin' away<br /> <br /> And the sun is shinin'<br /> This road keeps windin'<br /> Through the prettiest country<br /> From Georgia to Tennessee<br /> And I got the one I love beside me<br /> My troubles behind me<br /> I'm alive and I'm free<br /> Who wouldn't wanna be me<br /> <br /> Now she's strummin' on my six-string<br /> Across her pretty knees<br /> She's stompin' out a rhythm<br /> And singin' to me the sweetest song<br /> <br /> The sun is shinin'<br /> And this road keeps windin'<br /> Through the prettiest country<br /> From Georgia to Tennessee<br /> And I got the one I love beside me<br /> My troubles behind me<br /> I'm alive and I'm free<br /> Who wouldn't wanna be me<br /> <br /> The sun is shinin'<br /> And this road's still windin'<br /> Through the prettiest country<br /> From Georgia to Tennessee<br /> And I got the one I love beside me<br /> My troubles behind me<br /> I'm alive and I'm free<br /> Who wouldn't wanna be me<br /> <br /> I got no money in my pockets<br /> I got a hole in my jeans<br /> We're on the wheels of an angel<br /> And I'm free<br /> She's strummin' on my six-string<br /> It's across her pretty knees<br /> She's stompin' out a rhythm<br /> And she's singin' to me<br /> <br />