I'm pretty sure this song was inspired by the 1971 cult film "Two Lane Blacktop", which wouldn't be surprising, given Zombie's love for drive-in cinema. The lyrics of the song almost exactly mirror the movie.
For the record, the film was about two guys traveling the country in a hot-rodded '55 Chevy, picking up a girl along the way, and entering a cross-country race "for pinks" against an older man in a 1970 GTO. It was an interesting combination of an existentialist character study and a high-speed action film, and would be right up Rob's alley.
I'm pretty sure this song was inspired by the 1971 cult film "Two Lane Blacktop", which wouldn't be surprising, given Zombie's love for drive-in cinema. The lyrics of the song almost exactly mirror the movie.
For the record, the film was about two guys traveling the country in a hot-rodded '55 Chevy, picking up a girl along the way, and entering a cross-country race "for pinks" against an older man in a 1970 GTO. It was an interesting combination of an existentialist character study and a high-speed action film, and would be right up Rob's alley.