[Verse 1] Pop works in the shop til eight Moms on the phone and shes kind of irate Sallys doing sommersaults on the lawn Pop slams open the front screen door Just to scare Mom, she says, What the hell did you do that for? He washes his dirty hands in the sink And things around the table are kind of rough Mom says its Pa, Pa says, Times are just tough And me and Sally dont say much of nothing at all The garage door light brightens up the night Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight As if he could figure out that woman by working on that old car [PreChorus] He said a car can cure any problem at all Cause seeing all those parts makes a fight look so small I wish hed put me and Sally in the backseat and drive us away Thats when he sits me down He says hes gonna teach me about life He said, A man needs a car and a boy needs a bike I got my first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon [Chorus] If it were me Id have the guts Id put to test those bolts and nuts And ride away So fast, so far [Verse 2] We put away our tools and go back inside Mom feels left out and now shes starting to cry I wonder if all girls are crazy this way I wish that Pops would just get a spine I said, I know its kind of little but you can borrow mine He just smiles and says, Your mom means well, son You see Most times are good, its just some that are lean But love makes up for those times in between He got a tear in his eye as he took Mamas hand Said one day Id understand [Chorus] If it were me Id have the guts Id put to test those bolts and nuts And ride away So fast, so far Ride away So fast, so far Ride away
mom, sally, pa, pop, car