Intro: () () () ()  x 2    () My buddy Blake () was All-state with () dreams of the NF(D)L.   Jenny McClain had () big brains she () got a scholarship to () Yale.   () Then there was () Herschel () who did two comm(D)ercials   And () he was gonna () be a movie () star   But all I wanted was a () car () ()   All I wanted was a () car () () Had a part time job making chicken kabobs At the food court at the mall.   I hauled my uncle’s trash I cut my neighbor’s grass And I raked the leaves in the fall.   My parents they were stunned how this former lazy bum Suddenly was workin’ so hard. But all I wanted was a car All I wanted was a car.     () Yeah when I () was six()teen     () All () of my () dreams re(A)vol(G)ved ar(D)ound one thing. ()   All I wanted was a () car () ()     All I wanted was a () car () () Solo When I () finally got that () big hunk of () steel() () those 4 wheels () under(A)neath   I went () everywhere () in it () broke the speed () limit And I () even broke in the back(A)seat. Now when I look outside sittin’ in the drive it blows my mind to see An SUV and a Sedan and two kids playing. I can’t believe that they all belong to me.   When I caught their momma’s eye in that old thing I used to drive   I never dreamed it would take me this far. When all I wanted was a () car   Yeah when I () was six(D)teen     () All () of my () dreams re(A)vol(G)ved ar(D)ound one thing. ()   All I wanted was a () car () ()     All I wanted was a () car () () Repeat and Fade Out

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque le parcours d'un jeune homme qui se concentre sur un rêve simple mais significatif : posséder une voiture. Malgré les réussites de ses amis, qui aspirent à des carrières impressionnantes, lui ne rêve que de liberté sur quatre roues. Il décrit ses efforts pour gagner de l'argent, travaillant dans un centre commercial et faisant des petits boulots, tout cela pour atteindre son objectif. À l'âge de seize ans, il réalise enfin son rêve, ce qui lui apporte une immense joie et une sensation de liberté. En regardant en arrière, il se rend compte à quel point sa vie a évolué depuis ce temps, avec une famille et une vie bien remplie, tout en se remémorant ce désir simple qui a guidé ses premières ambitions. C'est une réflexion sur la croissance personnelle et la manière dont des rêves en apparence modestes peuvent avoir un impact profond sur notre existence.