La Freeway
Escaping the Concrete Jungle: "La Freeway" Reflection
Lyrics
Pack up all your dishes
Packing up belongings, possibly for a move or departure.
Make note of all good wishes
Noting positive wishes or farewells for the future.
Say goodbye to the landlord for me
Saying farewell to the landlord, indicating leaving a place.
You know he always bored me
Expressing dissatisfaction with the landlord, suggesting a desire to leave.
Throw out them LA papers
Disposing of Los Angeles newspapers.
And that moldy box of vanilla wafers
Discarding an old box of vanilla wafers, possibly symbolic of leaving behind unwanted things.
Adios to all this concrete
Saying goodbye to the city (concrete) and seeking a rural or natural environment.
Gonna get me some dirt road back street
Expressing a desire for a simpler life on a dirt road.
If I can just get off of this LA freeway
Expressing a desire to leave Los Angeles, facing potential dangers.
Without getting killed or caught
Acknowledging the risks of leaving the city.
I'd be down that road in a cloud of smoke
Envisioning a quick departure in a cloud of smoke.
For some land that I ain't bought bought bought
Expressing a desire for land that hasn't been purchased yet.
Here's to you old skinny Dennis
Paying tribute to someone named Skinny Dennis, the only one the singer will miss.
Only one I think I will miss
Expressing a sense of loss for Skinny Dennis.
I can hear that old bass singing
Hearing the bass and its sweet, low sound as a cherished memory.
Sweet and low like a gift you're bringin'
Comparing the bass sound to a precious gift.
Play it for me just one more time now
Requesting to hear the bass play one more time, emphasizing the importance of the moment.
Got to give it all we can now
Encouraging maximum effort in playing the bass.
I believe everything your saying
Expressing belief in the sincerity of what is being communicated.
Just keep on, keep on playing
Encouraging the continuation of playing music without interruption.
And you put the pink card in the mailbox
Symbolically putting a pink card in the mailbox, possibly leaving a message.
Leave the key in the old front door lock
Leaving the key in the front door lock, possibly for the next occupant.
They will find it likely as not
Anticipating the discovery of the left key.
I'm sure there's somethin' we have forgot
Acknowledging the likelihood of forgetting something in the departure process.
Oh Susanna, don't you cry, babe
Addressing someone named Susanna, asking her not to cry.
Love's a gift that's surely handmade
Describing love as a handmade gift, emphasizing its value.
We've got something to believe in
Asserting the presence of something meaningful to believe in.
Don't ya' think it's time we're leavin'
Suggesting it's time to leave, possibly addressing Susanna again.
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