Put Your Foot on the Gas
Unveiling Life's True North
Lyrics
Tommy Ray played a mean guitar always dreamed someday he'd be star
Tommy Ray aspired to become a guitar-playing star but faced distance and challenges in Podunkville.
But Podunkville was a million miles away from that one way street where the Music was made
Podunkville is far from the music scene; the one-way street symbolizes the challenging path to success.
Then one day a country band came to town to put on a big show
A country band's arrival in town inspires Tommy Ray to seek advice on success.
Well he got back stage asked the man how he did it he said there's only one way I Know
Backstage, Tommy Ray learns the secret to success is finding one's true passion and committing to it.
Find that one thing that you know is true
Encouragement to discover one's true passion.
It'll be your compass Let it guide you
Your passion becomes your guide, your compass.
Put everything you own in the back of a truck
Commit fully to your passion by putting all your belongings in a truck.
Shake your daddy's hand and kiss your momma for luck
Symbolic gestures of leaving home, wishing luck from parents, and defying non-believers.
Tell all those non-believers, they can kiss your ass.
A bold statement to those who doubt, asserting confidence.
Put your foot on the gas
The title phrase, urging action and determination.
Little Reba Jean was the Homecoming queen, being a good wife was the life she Dreamed
Reba Jean's dream of a happy marriage in Mississippi ends abruptly with an abusive husband.
She married a man from down in Mississippi and that fairy tale world ended pretty Quickly
Her fairytale life takes a dark turn quickly.
Her short tempered old man always left her black and blue
Reba Jean faces domestic violence from her short-tempered husband.
She called her daddy one night said she'd had enough said Daddy what's a girl to Do
Reba Jean seeks guidance from her father, questioning her situation.
Find the one thing that you know is true
Encouragement to find one's true path in the face of adversity.
It'll be your compass let it guide you
Your passion serves as a guiding force through tough times.
Put everything you own in the back of that truck
Symbolic act of leaving an abusive situation, facing challenges head-on.
Dry those big tears and suck it up
Counsel to be resilient and strong despite hardships.
And if he touches you again him tell him that I'm gonna dust his ass
A stern warning to Reba Jean's abusive husband, promising consequences.
Put your foot on the gas
The title phrase reiterating the call for action.
You can go thru life playing it safe, slide it into neutral put you foot on the brake
Contrasts a safe but passive life with taking risks for potential rewards.
Or you can be like me and go against the grain, they say, nothing ventured is Nothing gained
An endorsement of taking risks against conventional wisdom.
Well it might be wrong but that's just me
Acceptance of a potentially unconventional lifestyle.
And I'm gonna be this way til the day I die or they run out of gasoline
Determination to stay true to oneself despite societal norms.
Find that one thing that you know is true
Reiteration of the importance of finding one's true passion.
It'll be your compass and let it guide you
Your passion continues to guide you, serving as a moral compass.
When you make a few dollars son buy a good truck
Advice to invest in reliable tools for the journey.
Don't forget to read the bible when the going gets tough
A reminder to turn to faith during challenging times.
When you get up on that stage always give it everything you have
To give one's best effort on stage and in life.
Put your foot on the gas
The title phrase reinforcing the need for determination and action.
Put your foot on the gas son
A final call for action, urging the listener to press forward with determination.
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