Galaxy 500
Reverend Horton Heat Lyrics
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I'll take the Galaxy 500
You get the cat
I get the cats you don't want anymore
You take the fish
I'll take the bowl
You take the dishes
While you're at it take my soul
But things ain't so bad
Cause I got a galaxy 500
You get the house
I get a cheap motel room
You get a friend
But that should not matter to me anymore
You have a date he's just a friend
I can't believe that this is the end
But things ain't so bad
Cause I got a Galaxy 500
Galaxy 500 in a Galaxy 500
Galaxy 500
I'm in my own galaxy 1973
In my own galaxy
You probably would have wanted this too
But it's not air conditioned
No it's not air conditioned
No it's not air conditioned
No it's not air conditioned
It's not air conditioned
Open the trunk
All of my dirty laundry
All of my junk in the yard
And scattered out into the street
You have the thing with my old guitar
I can't believe that you took it this far
But things ain't so bad
Cause I got a Galaxy 500
Galaxy 500
In a Galaxy 500
Galaxy 500
In a galaxy 500
The lyrics of Reverend Horton Heat's song "Galaxy 500" depict a break up between the two protagonists which implies that they have been together for a long time and now are parting ways, dividing their material possessions. The opening lines of the lyrics suggest that the two are dividing their pets, the dog going to one and the cat going to the other. They go on to divide other belongings which seemingly cause no friction between them, while the singer takes solace in his Galaxy 500. The car is most probably his prized possession, and he finds comfort in the fact that he can drive away from his situation in it.
Line by Line Meaning
You take the dog
I'll let you keep the dog
I'll take the Galaxy 500
But I'm keeping the car
You get the cat
I'll let you keep the cat
I get the cats you don't want anymore
I'll take care of any other unwanted cats
You take the fish
I'll let you keep the fish
I'll take the bowl
But I'm keeping the fishbowl
You take the dishes
You can have the dishes
While you're at it take my soul
You can have my soul too
But things ain't so bad
Despite all this, I'm not too upset
Cause I got a galaxy 500
Because I still have my car
You get the house
You keep the house
I get a cheap motel room
I'll find somewhere else to live
You get a friend
You can have your new friend
But that should not matter to me anymore
But I don't care about that anymore
You have a date he's just a friend
You're going out with another guy, but it's not serious
I can't believe that this is the end
I'm having trouble accepting that our relationship is over
In my own galaxy 1973
But I'm finding comfort in my car, like in the year 1973
You probably would have wanted this too
You may have wanted the car too
But it's not air conditioned
But it's not perfect
No it's not air conditioned
It doesn't have air conditioning
Open the trunk
Please open the trunk of the car
All of my dirty laundry
I have some dirty laundry back there
All of my junk in the yard
And some junk in the yard too
And scattered out into the street
I've even left some stuff in the street
You have the thing with my old guitar
You took my old guitar when you left
But things ain't so bad
But I'm still okay
Galaxy 500
I'm still grateful for my car
In a Galaxy 500
Inside my car, everything's okay
Galaxy 500
Thank god for my car
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Chris L
The Reverend is hands down one of the best guitar players.
electric fil
@The Gnome He's playing tonight in Fresno California. I'll be there. 🤘💣
The Gnome
Love this lineup, can’t wait to catch them this summer!
The Gnome
Love ‘em.
Frank Rizzo
Yeah man have to agree
Trainy
And he never misses a note. Dude is a virtuoso.
colin little
I’m 56 years old and have only just discovered this genius, Christ I have wasted so much time listening to shite it is time to repent, reverend you have saved me 🎸🎸🤟
Franklin Vaugn
Saw him at Old Ironsides in Sacramento in 1990. That was it. I was hooked. Bought every album ever since. But as every fan will tell you, your have to see him live.
Trainy
You've been born again my son
Red Step-Child
@Joshua Dowling nah. Just like the music. I embarrassed him the 1 time I met him. Remind me tomorrow & I'll send you pictures of my favorite concert T