Boy Needs a Bike

Pop works in the shop till eight
Mom's on the phone
and she's kind of irate
Sally's doing somersaults on the lawn

Pop slams open the front screen door
Just to scare mom, she says
"What the hell'd you do that for?"
He washes his dirty hands in the sink

Things around the table are kind of rough
Ma says it's Pa
Pa says the times are just tough
and me and Sally don't say much of nothing at all

And the garage door light brightens up the night
Pa always works on cars
When he gets in a fight
As though he could figure that woman by working on that old car

He said a car can cure any problem at all
'Cause looking at all them parts
Makes a fight look so small
but I wish he'd just put me and Sally in the backseat
and drive us away

That's when he sits me down, said he's gonna teach me about life
He said a man needs a car
and a boy needs a bike
I got my first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon

But if it were me, I'd have the guts
To put to test those bolts and nuts
and I'd ride away so fast so far
Ride

We put away our tools, we go back inside
Mom feels left out
and now she's starting to cry
I wonder if all girls are crazy this way

I wish pops would just get a spine
I said, "I know it's little,
but you can borrow mine."
He just smiled and said, "Your ma means well, son."

Most times are good,it's just some that are lean
but it's love that makes up
For those times inbetween
He got a tear in his eye as he took momma's hand
Said one day I'd understand

But if it were me, I'd have the guts
To put to test those bolts and nuts
and I'd ride away so fast so far
Ride away so fast so far
Ride away




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