Road Runner
Chasing Life's Highway: The Red-Eyed Road Runner's Journey
Lyrics
I'm a red-eyed road runner riding on a velvet throne
Emphasizes the narrator's exhausted and intense state as a road runner with a touch of luxury ("velvet throne").
Chasing the white lines just to see how far they will go
Expresses the continuous pursuit of the road, symbolized by white lines, highlighting the curiosity about the journey's extent.
Steamtown, motor city, lost wages; tar in my lungs
Mentions various locations, possibly reflecting the nomadic nature of the narrator's life, with references to industrial cities and challenges like tar in lungs.
Skipping the stations smokeys got me under the gun
Suggests evading law enforcement ("smokeys") at stations, portraying a sense of urgency or evasion in the narrator's journey.
Well I call my old lady but my neighbour Jerry answers the phone (Hello?)
Reveals a complication in the narrator's personal life, as the neighbor Jerry answers the phone instead of the narrator's "old lady."
I got Hannah in Hotlanta and she tells me that she's ready to go
Introduces another character, Hannah, in Hotlanta (Atlanta), implying a romantic or personal connection with someone in a different location.
Oooh I chose this life
Expresses a sense of agency and ownership in the narrator's choice of the challenging life of a road runner.
Oooh no end in sight
Suggests a commitment to the chosen lifestyle with the acknowledgment that there is no foreseeable end or resolution.
Beg & run & holler twenty ton trailer in tow
Describes the physical demands of the narrator's work, including begging, running, and hauling a heavy trailer.
Ridin' through the night hellbent on chasing the glow
Conveys the narrator's determination to pursue the elusive "glow" or goal, even if it means riding through the night.
I'm a ragged runnin' hauler I'll be in a new town tomorrow
Highlights the transient nature of the narrator's existence, with the expectation of being in a new town the next day.
Fixated on the gauges and I'm wondering who do I know
Shows the narrator's preoccupation with the practical aspects of the journey, such as monitoring gauges, while reflecting on personal connections.
Oooh I chose this life
Reiterates the narrator's acceptance and ownership of the chosen life, despite its challenges.
Oooh no end in sight
Reaffirms the lack of a foreseeable conclusion or endpoint in the narrator's road-running lifestyle.
Oooh no end in sight
Emphasizes the enduring and continuous nature of the narrator's chosen path, with no apparent resolution in sight.
I'm a red-eyed road runner riding on a velvet throne
Brings the lyrics full circle, echoing the opening line and reinforcing the narrator's identity as a red-eyed road runner on a symbolic "velvet throne."
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