Girl on the Billboard
Highway Dreams: A Tale of Desire Beyond the Billboard
Lyrics
Doo da doo doo doo a doo da doo doo doo
Introduction with nonsensical vocalizations.
Who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
Describing a girl on a billboard wearing only a smile and a towel.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Location of the billboard near a big old highway in a field.
Rolling down the highway in my Jimmy haulin' freight
The singer is driving his truck ("Jimmy") hauling freight on the highway.
From Chicago to St Louis Lord I see her every day
The girl on the billboard is seen daily on the route from Chicago to St. Louis.
A double clutching weasel like me can hardly ever get a girl to look at him that way
The singer, a trucker, struggles to attract attention from girls like the one on the billboard.
Like the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
Reiteration of the girl on the billboard in a state of undress.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Reiteration of the billboard's location.
Wow what a girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
Expressing admiration for the girl on the billboard.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Reiteration of the billboard's location.
I bet it wouldn't take her long to be gone
Suggesting the girl might leave quickly if her towel is taken away.
If someone would pull a dirty trick and take her towel away
Speculating on a potential prank to remove the girl's towel.
I slow my Jimmy down to twenty that's how many wrecks I see there every day
Slowing down the truck due to accidents caused by drivers distracted by the billboard girl.
Caused by the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
Reiteration of the girl on the billboard causing accidents.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Reiteration of the billboard's location.
A doo da doo doo doo a doo da doo doo doo
Nonsensical vocalizations.
Oh I love the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
Expressing love for the girl on the billboard.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Reiteration of the billboard's location.
I guess I'm gettin' bolder cause I'd rather kiss and hold her
Feeling bolder and desiring more than just looking at the girl on the billboard.
Than just keep a lookin' at her everyday
Expressing a preference for intimacy over constant observation.
At 4:45 coffee drinking eatin' time Jimmy shimmies
Reference to a specific time (4:45) and routine involving the truck ("Jimmy").
While I wake up the artist who painted the display
Waking up the artist who painted the billboard.
Of the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
Reiteration of the girl on the billboard causing distraction.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Reiteration of the billboard's location.
Doggone that girl wearing nothing but a smile and a towel
Expressing frustration with the distracting girl on the billboard.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Reiteration of the billboard's location.
Sleepy headed painter said the girl wasn't real better get the (kwee) on my way
The painter dismisses the girl as unreal and advises moving on.
On Route 66 from the billboard to Chicago
Reference to Route 66, indicating the journey from the billboard to Chicago.
You will find tiny pieces of my heart scattered every which a way
Expressing the emotional toll of leaving parts of the heart along the route.
Scattered by the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
Reiteration of the girl on the billboard causing emotional impact.
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old highway
Reiteration of the billboard's location.
A doo da doo doo doo a doo da doo doo
Nonsensical vocalizations.
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