Rolling Pin
Midnight Misadventure: Dodging Love's Rolling Pin
Lyrics
Well it's one a.m. and I'm out of gas
Running out of gas at 1 a.m.
The last chance pump to home I already passed
Missed the last chance pump on the way home.
But it's one a.m. and I'm out of gas
Repeating the situation of being out of gas at 1 a.m.
Mean miss curfew's gonna have my ass
Anticipating consequences for missing curfew.
She'll think I'm givin' her a great big load
Concern about partner misunderstanding the situation.
When I tell her my affair with the open road
Explaining an affair with the open road as a metaphor for being on the road.
she's gonna hit me with her rolling pin
Expectation of physical consequences, using a rolling pin as a symbol.
Again and again and again and again and again
Emphasizing the repeated nature of the expected punishment.
She's gonna ask me where I've been
Anticipating questions about whereabouts.
When she hits me in the head with her rolling pin
Linking questions to the physical punishment with a rolling pin.
well it's two a.m. and front tire's flat
Facing additional issues with a flat front tire at 2 a.m.
I haven't got a notion where the hell I'm at
Expressing confusion about the current location.
But it's two a.m. and the front tires flat
Repeating the situation of a flat tire at 2 a.m.
Mean miss curfew's gonna have my ass
Reiterating the impending consequences for missing curfew.
She'll think I'm givin' her a great big load
Concern about partner misunderstanding the situation.
When I tell her my affair with the open road
Reaffirming the metaphorical affair with the open road.
she's gonna hit me with her rolling pin
Expectation of physical consequences, using a rolling pin as a symbol.
Again and again and again and again and again
Emphasizing the repeated nature of the expected punishment.
She's got the strength of a hundred men
Highlighting the strength of the partner.
When she hits me in the head with her rolling pin
Linking strength to the physical punishment with a rolling pin.
well it's three a.m. and the engine dies
Experiencing engine failure at 3 a.m.
She'll never put an ounce
Partner's lack of trust in alibis.
Of her faith in my alibies
Expressing doubt about partner's faith in explanations.
But it's three a.m. and the engine's dead
Repeating the situation of engine failure at 3 a.m.
Mean miss curfew's gonna tell the world
Anticipating partner's reaction and public perception.
She's been misled
Expecting partner to reveal being misled to others.
She'll think I'm givin' her a great big load
Concern about partner misunderstanding the situation.
When I tell her my affair with the open road
Reiterating the metaphorical affair with the open road.
she's gonna hit me with her rolling pin
Expectation of physical consequences, using a rolling pin as a symbol.
Again and again and again and again and again
Emphasizing the repeated nature of the expected punishment.
She'll keep swinging til she does me in
Anticipating continuous punishment until incapacitated.
When she hits me in the head with her rolling pin
Linking the punishment to potential harm.
it's the crack of dawn and I pull in
Arriving home at the crack of dawn.
The door swings open and it's her
Partner welcoming without a rolling pin.
She don't have a rolling pin
Noticing the absence of the expected punishment tool.
But it's the crack of dawn and I just pull in
Reiterating arrival at the crack of dawn.
She says she's glad I'm alive
Partner expressing relief at the safe return.
Don't care where I've been
Partner not concerned about the whereabouts.
she didn't hit me with her rolling pin she didn't
Contrasting the expectation with the actual reaction.
Ask me where I'd been
Highlighting the partner's lack of inquiry.
She gives me love and takes me in
Receiving love and acceptance despite the situation.
Slaps my face and says with a grin,
Playful slap and warning with a grin.
"don't do that again or I'll hit you with my
Quoting partner's playful threat of using a rolling pin in the future.
Rolling pin again and again!"
Emphasizing the potential repetition of the rolling pin threat.
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