Built for Speed
Cruising Dreams: Hot Rod Passion Unleashed
Lyrics
Here I come in my fifty seven
Expressing arrival in a 1957 model car.
She's a real low rider paint perfection
Describing the car as a stylish, low-riding vehicle with perfect paint.
With a custom engine painted black with flames
Highlighting a customized engine, painted black with flames.
Ain't nobody gonna call that hot rod tame
Emphasizing that the hot rod is far from ordinary.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Repetition for emphasis or musical effect, no specific meaning.
V eight engine with the fuel injection
Specifying a V8 engine with fuel injection.
Two eight three, that's my ounce of perfection
Referring to the engine's size as 283 cubic inches, expressing perfection.
Get that rod out when it's very late
Indicating taking the hot rod out late at night.
Haven't got a round to getting license plates
Not having gotten around to obtaining license plates for the car.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Repetition for emphasis or musical effect, no specific meaning.
Well I'm cruising low and I'm cruising mean
Expressing a cool and aggressive style while cruising.
Well I'm cruising slow in my dream machine
Describing a leisurely pace in a dream-like car.
You're my hot rod mama
Referring to a romantic partner as a hot rod mama.
And you're really built for speed
Complimenting the partner, suggesting she's designed for speed and excitement.
When I reach that final destination
Discussing reaching the final destination with a promise of compensation.
I will drive your car and leave you compensation
Planning to drive the partner's car as a form of compensation.
With a little reeling and a lot of rockin'
Anticipating a lively and enjoyable time with music and dancing.
You're my hot rod mama in your fishnet stockings
Reiterating the partner's hotness and attractiveness with fishnet stockings.
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
Repetition for emphasis or musical effect, no specific meaning.
Well I'm cruising low and I'm cruising mean
Repeating the theme of cruising with a low and mean attitude.
Well I'm cruising slow in my dream machine
Reiterating a slow and dreamy pace in the dream machine.
You're my hot rod mama
Addressing the romantic partner again as a hot rod mama.
And you're really built for speed
Reiterating the partner's suitability for high-speed adventures.
You're built for speed, you're built for speed
Repetition for emphasis, stressing the partner's suitability for speed and excitement.
You're built for speed, you're built for speed
-You're built for speed, you're built for speed
-You're built for speed, you're built for speed
-You're built for speed, you're built for speed
-You're built for speed, you're built for speed
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