Story Behind The Song
The songwriter needed to get out of Chicago, destination unknown ... needing a change that could only be served by packing up and hitting the road.
Song Description
Subtle time changes between 5/4 and 3/4, under-scoring a need for personal change. With an Acoustic guitar, Acoustic Bass, electric Guitar, Drumkit, and harmonizing vocals, the song begs for answers amidst a temper of a fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants, up-and-go, need for personal change.
| Song Length |
3:01 |
Genre |
Rock - Indie/Low-Fi, Pop - Rock |
| Tempo |
Non 4/4 |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Restless, Sociable |
Subject |
Change, Highway, Street, Road |
| Similar Artists |
Dave Brubeck, Neil Young |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Come around and tell me that you've seen
clearly half of nearly everything;
calculate the complicating.
Measure up with a pressure gauge,
metric wrenches, and a gapping blade,
all the big decisions yet to make.
I should have read my tavel guide --
I hit the road to risk my hide;
a fuel tank full of foolish pride.
So, come around and tell me that you've seen
clearly half of nearly everything;
calculate the complicating.
Grab your hat and grab your coat,
we're putting rubber to the road.
We've lost our maps,
can't find the notes we wrote.
We're double-clutching uphill slopes
and grinding gears under heavy loads.
Here we go putting rubber to the road.
Here we go putting rubber to the road.