Jewel - A Boy Needs a Bike lyrics

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
"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 if he could figure out that woman
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
I wish he'd put me and Sally in
The backseat and drive us away
That's when he sit's 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

If it were me i'd have the guts
I'd put to test those bolts and nuts
And ride away so fast, so far

We put away our tools and 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 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 says
"Your mom means well, son"
You see 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

If it were me i'd have the guts
I'd put to test those bolts and nuts
And ride away so fast, so far
Ride away so fast, so far
Ride away