Off the Main Drag
Off the Main Drag: Unveiling Life's Detours in Leif Vollebekk's Melodic Journey
Lyrics
Old gas station
Reflecting on an old gas station.
Hasn't changed in decades
Not undergone significant changes for many years.
Cashier checks the time around her
The cashier is checking the time.
Put my things on the counter
Placing personal items on the counter.
Pull out my wallet
Taking out the wallet.
Like some pull down the shades
Using a metaphor - pulling down the shades as an action.
My only brother lent me his only car
The narrator borrowed their only brother's car.
Who knew I would drive it so far
Unexpectedly driving the car for an extensive distance.
Sometimes you move
Occasionally moving away from obligations.
Out of some obligations
Highlighting the contrast between external appearance and internal reality.
It was gorgeous on the outside, inside it was just a machine
The outer beauty of something compared to its mechanical nature.
It was the fastest thing I'd ever seen
Describing the remarkable speed of the machine.
I met Victoria
Meeting someone named Victoria at Victoria station.
At Victoria station
Emphasizing the location where Victoria was met.
We'd always talked about going for a beer
Having discussions about going for a beer.
She said, "It's strange now that you're here"
Victoria expressing the strangeness of the narrator's presence.
We went back to her place
Returning to Victoria's place.
57th, we'd cross it
Referring to a specific street, 57th.
Now she's as poor as me but she looks twice as good
Despite financial struggles, Victoria appears attractive.
I told her that because it's something I would
The narrator admitting their comment about Victoria's appearance.
Well she shrugged a little
Victoria's nonchalant reaction, turning off the faucet.
And she turned off the faucet
Actions leading to an intimate moment (crawling into bed).
And later on as we were crawling into bed
Recalling a piece of advice from the narrator's father.
I was thinking on something my father had said
Reflecting on the father's words while getting into bed.
He said, "You're better off, off of the main drag"
The father advising that one is better off away from the mainstream.
With my well-worn body wrenched like a rag
Describing the narrator's worn-out body, emphasizing the cost of being on the main path.
There I was, straight off the main drag
The narrator situated off the main drag, suggesting a departure from the conventional path.
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