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”
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a Plymouth to Plymouth.
Take a Chevy through the Delta,
take a coup to Guadeloupe,
take a Toyota to Dakota,
take a hearse to Heaven.
To my people on the East Coast,
in the land I love the most,
go ahead you deserve to boast...
talkin' 'bout mmmmmm.......
To my people on the West Coast,
many a good host,
I offer this toast in the name of mmmmmm.......
mmmmmm.......
mmmmmm.......
Mama said, "Get your flat feet off the bed!"
There was four in the bed and the little one said
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now three in the bed and the little one said,
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now two in the bed and the little one said,
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now one in the bed, the little one said,
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take Saturn to Saturn,
Take a Gremlin to the Kremlin,
take a pickup to Pennsyltucky,
take a Pinto to Providence,
take a Harley to Charley.
Standing on the state line of the dominant paradigm.
Goodbye Palookaville, Catalina's on my mind.
Whack a bully at the fruit-stand,
hey buddy I'm a traveling man.
Got a whole lot of shakin' to do
and a'movin' across this land
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a Buick to Newark.
Take a limo to Louisville,
saddle up the Coup DeVille,
take a Toyota to Dakota,
take a mmm-mmm.
Mama said, "Get your flat feet off the bed!"
There was four in the bed and the little one said
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now three in the bed, the little one said,
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now two in the bed and the little one said,
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now one in the bed, the little one said,
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a Plymouth to Plymouth.
Take a Chevy to the Delta,
take a Coup to Guadeloupe,
take a Toyota to Dakota,
take a hearse to Heaven, a hearse to Heaven.
Take a Nissan to Nashville,
saddle up the Coup DeVille,
take a rocket to Woonsocket,
take a scooter to Shibuya-Shibuya-Shibuya-buya.
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a hearse to Heaven.
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a Plymouth to Plymouth.
Take a Chevy through the Delta,
take a coup to Guadeloupe,
take a Toyota to Dakota,
take a hearse to Heaven.
To my people on the East Coast,
in the land I love the most,
go ahead you deserve to boast...
talkin' 'bout mmmmmm.......
To my people on the West Coast,
many a good host,
I offer this toast in the name of mmmmmm.......
mmmmmm.......
mmmmmm.......
Mama said, "Get your flat feet off the bed!"
There was four in the bed and the little one said
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now three in the bed and the little one said,
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now two in the bed and the little one said,
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now one in the bed, the little one said,
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take Saturn to Saturn,
Take a Gremlin to the Kremlin,
take a pickup to Pennsyltucky,
take a Pinto to Providence,
take a Harley to Charley.
Standing on the state line of the dominant paradigm.
Goodbye Palookaville, Catalina's on my mind.
Whack a bully at the fruit-stand,
hey buddy I'm a traveling man.
Got a whole lot of shakin' to do
and a'movin' across this land
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a Buick to Newark.
Take a limo to Louisville,
saddle up the Coup DeVille,
take a Toyota to Dakota,
take a mmm-mmm.
Mama said, "Get your flat feet off the bed!"
There was four in the bed and the little one said
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now three in the bed, the little one said,
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now two in the bed and the little one said,
"Move over, I'm crowded."
So they all rolled over and one fell off,
now one in the bed, the little one said,
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a Plymouth to Plymouth.
Take a Chevy to the Delta,
take a Coup to Guadeloupe,
take a Toyota to Dakota,
take a hearse to Heaven, a hearse to Heaven.
Take a Nissan to Nashville,
saddle up the Coup DeVille,
take a rocket to Woonsocket,
take a scooter to Shibuya-Shibuya-Shibuya-buya.
Take a Beetle to the Badlands,
take a Ford to Florida,
take a Caddy to Calico,
take a hearse to Heaven.
Lyrics submitted by atronic92
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