Pop works in the shop til eight 
Mom`s on the phone and she`s kind of 
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