[ar:jewel] [ti:A Boy Needs A Bike] [00:16.82] Pop works in the shop til eight [00:20.48] Mom's on the phone and she's kind of irate [00:24.46] Sally's doing sommersaults on the lawn [00:31.35] Pop slams open the front screen door [00:34.71] Just to scare mom [00:36.10] She says, "what the hell did you do that for? " [00:39.00] He washes his dirty hands in the sink [00:45.92] things around the table are kind of rough [00:48.93] Mom says it's pa [00:50.42] Pa says, "the times are just tough" [00:53.57] me and sally don't say much of nothing at all [01:00.43] The garage door light brightens up the night [01:03.19] Pa always works on cars when he gets in a fight [01:05.94] As though he could figure out that woman by working on that [01:10.85] Old car [01:14.04] He said a car can cure any problem at all [01:17.74] Cause of looking at all them parts makes a fight look so small [01:22.76] But I wish he'd just put me and sally in the backseat and [01:25.91] Drive us away [01:28.93] That's when he sits me down [01:30.63] He says he's gonna teach me about life [01:32.18] He said, "a man needs a car and a boy needs a bike" [01:36.33] I got my first taste of freedom beneath the light of the moon [01:45.03] if it were me [01:48.75] I'd have the guts I put to test those bolts and nuts [01:59.10] And I'd ride away so fast, so far [02:14.89] Put away our tools [02:16.13] go back inside [02:18.11] Mom feels left out and now she's starting to cry [02:22.87] I wonder if all girls are crazy this way [02:30.01] I wish pops would just get a spine [02:32.81] I said I know it's kind of small but you can borrow mine [02:38.38] He just smiled and said, "your mom means well son" [02:45.18] Most times are good it's just some that are lean [02:47.90] But it's love that makes up for those times in beteween [02:51.20] He got a tear in his eye as he took mamma's hand [02:58.11] Said one day I'd understand [03:04.50] if it were me [03:08.14] I'd have the guts I put to test those bolts and nuts [03:17.84] And I'd ride away so far, so fast [03:30.20] Ride away so fast so far [03:37.21] Ride away