Jewel - Boy Needs a Bike Lyrics
Pop works in the shop til late
Mom's on the phone and she's kind of irate
Sally's doing sommersaults on the lawn
Pop slams open the front screen door
Just to scare ma
She says, "what the hell did you do that for? "
He washes his dirty hands in the sink
And things around the table are kind of rough
Ma says it's pa
Pa says, "the times are just tough"
But me and Sally don't say much of nothing at all
The garage door light brightens up the night
Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight
As if he could figure out that woman by working on that
Old car
He said a car can cure any problem at all
Cause seein' all those parts makes a fight look so small
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"
Got my first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon
But if it were me
I'd have the guts
I'd put to test
those bolts and nuts
And I'd ride away so fast, so far
We put away our tools
And go back inside
Ma feels left out and now she's starting to cry
I wonder if all girls are crazy this way
I wish that pops would just get a spine
I said I know it's kind of little but you can borrow mine
He just smiles and said, "your mom means well son"
You see most times are good it's just some that are lean
But love that makes up for those times in between
He got a tear in his eye as he took mama's hand
Said one day I'd understand
But if it were me
I'd have the guts
I'd put to test
those bolts and nuts
And I'd ride away so fast, so far
Ride away so fast so far
Ride
