L.A. Freeway
L.A. Freeway: A Musical Escape to Freedom
Lyrics
Pack up all the dishes
Packing up all the dishes, preparing to leave.
Make a note of all good wishes
Taking note of good wishes, perhaps from friends or well-wishers.
Say goodbye to the landlord for me
Saying farewell to the landlord on behalf of the singer.
Aw you know he always bored me
Expressing dissatisfaction with the landlord, hinting at boredom.
And throw out all those LA papers
Disposing of Los Angeles newspapers, implying a departure from the city.
The moldy box of Vanilla Wafers
Discarding a box of stale Vanilla Wafers, symbolizing leaving behind the past.
Adios to all this concrete
Saying goodbye to the urban environment, craving rural areas.
Gonna get me some dirt road back streets
Desiring to explore dirt roads and quieter streets.
Now here's to you old Skinny Dennis
Toasting to Skinny Dennis, a character or friend being left behind.
The only one I think I will miss
Expressing uncertainty about missing anyone else besides Skinny Dennis.
I can hear those bass notes ringin
Hearing the resonating bass notes, possibly referring to memories.
As sweet and low like a gift your bringin
Comparing the bass notes to a sweet and low gift.
So play it for me one more time now
Requesting one more performance of the song.
You got to give it all you can now
Encouraging to give the performance everything.
Well I believe every word you're sayin
Believing in the sincerity of the words being spoken or sung.
Just to keep on keepin on, keep on playin
Emphasizing the importance of perseverance and playing on.
Chorus:
Refrain/Chorus - Setting the stage for leaving the L.A. freeway.
Well I can just get off of this L.A. freeway
Expressing a desire to leave Los Angeles without harm.
Without getting killed or caught
Envisioning a departure in a cloud of smoke, seeking a new land.
Down the road in a cloud of smoke
Describing the journey away from a place not yet owned.
To some land that, baby, we ain't bought
Repeating the chorus, underlining the wish to escape.
If I can just get off this L.A. freeway
Reiterating the desire to leave the L.A. freeway.
Leave the key card in the mailbox
Suggesting leaving the key card in the mailbox as a symbolic act of departure.
Leave the key in that old front lock
Leaving the key in the old front lock, indicating a final exit.
They can find it likely as not
Expressing the ease of finding the key, emphasizing the finality of departure.
There must be somethin we have forgot
Realizing there might be something forgotten in the process of leaving.
Oh, Susanna don't you cry babe
Addressing Susanna, assuring her not to cry as love is genuine and crafted.
Love's a gift and truly handmade
Highlighting the meaningful nature of love as a precious gift.
We got somethin to believe in
Expressing a shared belief and conviction.
Texas is callin, baby, it's time we were leavin
Feeling the pull of Texas, signaling it's time to leave.
Chorus
Final Chorus - Reiterating the longing to escape the L.A. freeway.
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