Song Description
A guy who is cast in a cinematic 50's/ 60's landscape is obsessed with drag racing and ponders how he'll finally prove himself to his friends and family when he wins the race they're all going to.
| Song Length |
3:51 |
Genre |
Country - Alternative, Folk - Country |
| Tempo |
Medium Slow (91 - 110) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
In High Spirits, Cheerful |
Subject |
Racing, Freedom |
| Similar Artists |
Bruce Springsteen, Billy Joel |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Me and my friend Frankie got a brand new vintage car
It's covered by a blanket down in my Uncle's garage
We bought it running errands ran until our legs went lame
Laid our money on the barrelhead and towed it down the lane
Some nights when I can't sleep I go down there alone
Let myself in and just polish up the chrome
It's a supershifter, nitro bright red Ford
It's got Mom and Pop painted in black along the doors
Its a ProMod US 36 they say
We're gonna take it down to Eddyville some day
I can't do school, I've got a race in mind
But it won't mean nothing when I'm staging on that line
Chorus:
For an eighth of a mile I'm gonna travel in style
I'll be the fastest thing that they've ever seen
For the longest while I'll make my old man smile
When the lights change from red and turn to green
Heads up Suzie I'm the guy you love to hate
Hear the burnout cackle and the sound the engines make
When I pop the chutes I'll be like lightning cross the sky
You can come on with me you can put your hand in mine
It's a wheel stander that I've got on the line
It's a door slammer, it's the gear jumping kind
Chorus:
For an eighth of a mile I'm gonna travel in style
I'll be the fastest thing that they've ever seen
For the longest while I'll make my old man smile
When the lights change from red and turn to green
Chorus:
For an eighth of a mile I'm gonna travel in style
I'll be the fastest thing that they've ever seen
For the longest while I'll make my old man smile
When the lights change from red and turn to green