Pop works in the shop til eight

   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 mom

   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

   Mom says it's pa

   Pa says, "The 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 woman by working on that

   old car

   He said a car can cure any problem at all

   Cause of 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

   He 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 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 Away... So fast, so far

   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 kind of small but you can borrow mine

   He just smiled and said, "Your mom means well son"

   Most times are good it's just some that are lean

   But it's love that makes up for those times in beteween

   He got a tear in his eye as he took mamma'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 far, so fast

   Ride Away so fast so far

   Ride Away