Saturday I jotted down some words I cried
All about a girl that I thought I loved
Told a story of what we did and what went wrong
You've heard it all before its the same old shit

So I won't bore you with all the details
I'm sure that you can listen between the lines
I screwed her and she screwed me, but we never once had sex
All we ever had is too much time

Love is just a joyride
Drink a lot of beer and climb inside
Lay your foot down on the gas
Leave it there until you crash

This part of the song is called the second verse
Sounds just like the first verse but with different words
But all it has is three chords and they are A D E and D
There are A D and E and D
There goes the Dm D A E D

Love is just a joyride
Drink a lot of beer and climb inside
Lay your foot down on the gas
Leave it there until you crash

Love is just a joyride


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    this song rocks along with like every other built to spill song i dont have the meaning right now but maybe i will later...

    *Modest_ Mouse*on February 04, 2005   Link

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