Story Behind The Song

I wanted to take the idea of having a tantrum to it's craziest point.. the ultimate way to be angry at the world...

Song Description

when i was a kid..if i got angry enough...i'd run away from home... as an adult... the best way i could imagine to have a giant sized tantrum would be running away from the world... i always enjoy a good story... i put on my story telling hat and worked to speed up my delivery as a hats off to the fastest musical talkers of the day...

Lyrics

"Tantrum"
(Elton Costello)

They say stay positive, but that?s a life half lived
If you?re carryin? an angry shout, you got to let it out
If you can?t find a helpin? hand, just say say to hell with it

If you can?t pay the rent, ?cause all your money?s spent
Give up your career, buy enough canned food for 100 years
Buy yourself a moving van, drive it from this land

Pick up the pace, there?s no time to waste, don?t stop as we fly thru space
This ain?t no joke, hold it in you choke, excuse me I?m a part of this human race
You shouldn?t have struck my match, now I?m hotter than the sun...
And I?m about to have a Tantrum

Along with the moving van, Get one of those trucks that carries gas
Connect it up with the fuel tank, You ain?t gonna stop for anything
Just fly thru the tolls, You won?t be coming back down this road

Extra tires, An Extra Motor, Some Extra Film, So you can take some photos
A generator, a refrigerator, a washing machine so you can clean your clothes
The holy bible that you got as a gift, so you can learn about how a new life begins

Meditate so god can guide you, Laugh at those who call you a damn fool
Late one nite, sneak into a zoo, Escort the animals two by two
Before you finally hit the road, get everything at the pet food store

Head south to Cape Canaveral, Make a deal with the guy from mission control
Get a ship that can carry the load, Say goodbye to the world that you used to know
As they fire up the Rockets, There?s a red glare from your soul
Let yourself go