Speed Of A Fool
Racing Through Life's Crossroads: Speed Of A Fool
Lyrics
Couldn't tell me nothing
Encountering resistance or advice but choosing to discover the truth independently.
Had to learn it on my own
Learning through personal experience rather than relying on others.
On the restless side of seventeen
Describing a time in life marked by restlessness, likely around the age of seventeen.
The day that I left home
Leaving home on a particular day, signifying a significant departure.
Screaming down that highway
Driving on a highway with intense emotions and determination.
With a passion to break any rules
Having a strong desire to break established rules or norms.
I went crashing at the speed of a fool
Engaging in reckless behavior, likened to the speed of a fool.
She was serving all night coffee
Referring to a woman working night shifts at a café in San Antonio.
At a San Antonio cafe
Describing the setting where the narrator meets the woman.
She was headed nowhere
Indicating the woman's lack of direction or purpose.
I was going her way
Expressing a connection or shared path between the narrator and the woman.
With a trusting soul and a naive heart
Describing the narrator's innocence and trust in the situation.
There was nothing I could do
Feeling powerless or unable to change the unfolding events.
So I went crashing at the speed of a fool
Repeating the reckless behavior, crashing at the speed of a fool.
Chorus:
Starting the chorus, contrasting two personality types - those who hold back and those who let go.
You're either born for holding back
Emphasizing the choice between restraint and freedom.
Or bound for letting go
Highlighting the dichotomy of holding back or letting go.
So I throw caution to the wind
Taking risks without concern for consequences.
Wherever it may blow
Embracing uncertainty and unpredictability in life.
It's the only way I know
Asserting a preference for the only way the narrator knows - taking risks.
I go crashing at the speed of a fool
Repeating the idea of crashing at the speed of a fool as a defining characteristic.
Got a hunger for that highway
Expressing an enduring passion for the open road and adventure.
I know will never end
Acknowledging a relentless desire for the highway that won't diminish.
Lord I can't help what I'm not
Accepting one's nature and refusing to change core qualities.
And I won't change what I am
Affirming a commitment to stay true to oneself.
'Til the roll is called up yonder
Referencing a spiritual notion, possibly related to the afterlife.
to my own self I'll be true
Stressing the importance of being true to oneself until the end.
And go crashing at the speed of a fool
Repeating the theme of crashing at the speed of a fool as a lifelong approach.
Repeat Chorus
Reiterating the chorus to emphasize the central theme.
I go crashing at the speed of a fool
Concluding with the repetition of the defining trait of crashing at the speed of a fool.
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