Lyric discussion by ReptileKing 

Cover art for Driving With The Brakes On lyrics by Del Amitri

I agree with Online, I don't know anything about swimming with your boots on being sex, but looking at what else the song says, it makes sense, but probably means more than just that, I think he got her pregnant too, and they don't really know if they truly care about each other. At the moment they are just running away, but he knows he'll support her through all that happens.

Has it occurred to anyone that she may just be an unfit mother who is a bit wild and gave up her child for adoption instead of abortion? I'm not so sure she would be driving if she just had an abortion. To me that would be hard as well. The curious part to me is the chorus. "It's hard to say you love someone when you're swimming with your boots on" etc.. It seems like they haven't truly got there yet. There is something between them that just wont let them fall all the way in love yet. Although...