i need you here with me
not way over in a bucket seat
i need you to be here with me
not way over in a bucket seat

but when we're driving in my malibuStick shifts and safety belts
bucket seats have all got to go
when we're driving in the car
it makes my baby seem so far


its easy to get right next to you
I say baby, scoot over please
and then she's right there next to me

i need you here with me
not way over in a bucket seat
i need you to be here with me
not way over in a bucket seat

alright, well alotta good cars are japanese
yeah, but when we're driving far
i need my baby, i need my baby
next to me

well, Stick shifts and safety belts
bucket seats have all got to go
when we're driving in the car
it makes my baby seem so far

i need you here with me
not way over in a bucket seat
i need you to be here with me
not way over in a bucket seat