A Boy Needs A Bike - MTV Unplugged
"This is called 'A Boy Needs A Bike'. I'm not a boy, but I need one, too."
Pop works in the shop til eight
Mom’s on the phone and she’s kind of irrate
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
And things around the table are kind of rough
Mom says, "it’s Pa", Pa says, "times are just tough"
And 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 though he could figure out that women by working on that old car
He said, "a car can cure any problem at all
‘Cause seeing all those parts makes a fight look so small"
But I wish he’d put me and Sally in the back seat and drive us away
That’s when he sits me down, says 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 under the light of the moon
Chorus:
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, 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 know it’s little, but you can borrow mine"
He just smiles and says, "your mom means well, son
Most times are good, it’s just some that are lean"
But love 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
(chorus)
Ride away so fast, so far
Ride away
