Tanks of Gas
Burning Tanks of Gas: A Journey to Freedom with Ronny Criss
Lyrics
Fields of wheat and rows of cotton
Symbolizes agricultural landscapes
double wide on the side of dirt road forgotten
Describes a trailer home on an abandoned dirt road
Summer heat and winter floods
Depicts extreme weather conditions
Well good luck if you ever get stuck in that Memphis mud
Emphasizes the challenge of getting stuck in difficult situations
But we can go somewhere, baby we can get there fast
Expresses the desire for quick travel
East to Carolina or ride the highway west
Options for travel directions
cll it takes to be free is this old army jeep
An old army jeep as a symbol of freedom
cnd the will to leave it in the past
Having the determination to move forward
Burning them tanks of gas
Emphasizes using up fuel for travel
Pilot Station it's 3 am
Describes a specific gas station at an early hour
It's just us us and a Peterbilt truck at the pump again
Portrays solitude and a lone trucker
cir is cool and the night is dead
Describes the calmness of the night
cnd we're as close to where we're going as we'll ever get
Signifies proximity to the destination
But we can go somewhere, maybe we can get there fast
Reiteration of the desire for quick travel
East to Carolina or ride the highway west
Options for travel directions (repeated)
cll it takes to be free is this old army jeep
Symbolizes freedom with the old army jeep (repeated)
cnd the will to leave it in the past
Stressing the determination to move forward (repeated)
Burning them tanks of gas
Continued emphasis on using up fuel for travel (repeated)
I heard they used to follow stars
Referencing historical navigation methods
But out here in the dark
Highlighting reliance on modern technology (tail lights)
cll we got are tail lights
Limitation to only having tail lights for guidance
to take us through the night
Dependence on limited resources for the journey
But we can go somewhere, baby we can get there fast
Reiteration of the desire for quick travel
East to Carolina or ride the highway west
Options for travel directions (repeated)
cll it takes to be free is this old army jeep
Symbolizes freedom with the old army jeep (repeated)
cnd the will to leave it in the past
Stressing the determination to move forward (repeated)
Load up and get out fast
Urgency to depart quickly
Burning them tanks of gas
Continued emphasis on using up fuel for travel (repeated)
We gotta let em burn
Encouraging the consumption of fuel metaphorically
Come on let's leave it on the road tonight
Invitation to leave troubles behind and enjoy the present
It's just you and I and the time is right
Encouraging seizing the moment for a journey
Come on let's leave it on the road tonight
Reiteration of leaving worries behind and embracing the moment
It's just you and I and the time is right
Emphasis on the opportune timing for the journey
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