On The Road
Darren Lock Lyrics


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On the road
The dot grows bigger
In the distance
It′s hard to figure
If this is fate
Or an illusion
The heat haze
Make it hard
To tell
Truth from confusion

"Need a ride" she says
I nod and I'm in
Before I even realise
We are off
Opposite direction
Hopefully heading
Towards civilisation

She doesn′t talk
Just drives the car
I thank her
And say
"I shouldn't be here at all"

The hot breeze
On my face
As we cut through
The day
And I dream
The dream
Of my life
Far away

And I go into town
On a Friday night
I'm Texas Eddie
Ready to play
In my cowboy boots
And my ten-gallon hat
I sing karaoke
The tunes that I love

And I ride the bronco
I′m the last to survive
They call me
"The Electric Horseman"
The last of his kind
And I dream to be
In America
Not stuck
In England




With no hope
And bad weather

Overall Meaning

The song "On the Road" by Darren Lock opens with the singer's eyes glued on a distant dot that is gradually growing bigger. It is unclear to him whether this development is fate or an illusion caused by the hot haze of the desert. He is lost in the confusion of the heat, and his thoughts are only interrupted by the sudden appearance of a woman who offers him a ride, and he is clueless about where she might be taking him. She is silent throughout their journey, giving the singer more time to think about his life while he enjoys the hot breeze on his face. He feels out of place in his own life, and his dreams take him to a faraway land full of hope and good weather. The song ends with the singer riding the bronco and singing some of his favorite tunes, affirming his hopes of being in America.


The song appears to be an expression of escapism, highlighting the singer's desire to leave behind the monotony of his current life and pursue his dreams in America. The woman who gives him a ride might be an allegory for fate or destiny, and the open road represents the vast array of possibilities available to those who dare to chase their visions. The song's chorus has an upbeat tempo that sets a compelling tone as the singer takes us through his journey, creating a sense of adventure for the listener.


Line by Line Meaning

On the road
The singer is driving down a road


The dot grows bigger
The singer sees something in the distance approaching


In the distance
Describing whatever the singer sees coming closer


It's hard to figure
The singer can't make out what is coming closer yet


If this is fate
The singer wonders if what is coming closer is part of his destiny


Or an illusion
The singer wonders if what he sees is real or not


The heat haze
The hot air distortion is warping the image in the distance


Make it hard
The heat haze makes it difficult for the singer to see what's coming


To tell
The singer is having difficulty interpreting what he sees


Truth from confusion
The singer cannot differentiate between the truth and his confusion


"Need a ride" she says
Someone approaches the singer saying they need a ride


I nod and I'm in
The singer agrees to give this person a ride


Before I even realise
The singer doesn't realize what he's doing until he's already agreed


We are off
They are leaving from where they were


Opposite direction
They are heading in a different way than the singer was originally traveling


Hopefully heading
The singer hopes they're going in the right direction


Towards civilisation
The destination they are hoping to reach


She doesn't talk
The person the singer is giving a ride to is quiet


Just drives the car
The person driving the car is not doing much more than driving


I thank her
The singer is appreciative of the ride


And say
The singer speaks to the person driving the car


"I shouldn't be here at all"
The singer thinks they shouldn't be in the car they're in


The hot breeze
The wind is warm


On my face
The wind is blowing in the direction of the singer's face


As we cut through
They are driving through an area


The day
This is taking place during the daylight hours


And I dream
The singer is having a dream about something that he wants


The dream
The dream could represent the ideal life the singer aims to have


Of my life
What the singer desires in his ideal life


Far away
The ideal place the singer wants to be may be far from where he is now


And I go into town
The singer arrives in a town


On a Friday night
The singer arrived on a Friday night


I'm Texas Eddie
The singer is pretending to be a cowboy named Texas Eddie


Ready to play
The singer is ready to have fun


In my cowboy boots
The singer has cowboy boots on


And my ten-gallon hat
The singer is also wearing a cowboy hat


I sing karaoke
The singer performs karaoke


The tunes that I love
The singer is singing songs that he enjoys


And I ride the bronco
The singer rides a bronco


I'm the last to survive
The singer is the only one who has not fallen off of the animal


They call me
The people watching the singer on the animal have given him a nickname


"The Electric Horseman"
The nickname they've given the singer


The last of his kind
The singer is the last person who can do this


And I dream to be
The singer wants to be something else


In America
The singer wants to live in America


Not stuck
The singer doesn't want to be trapped


In England
Where the singer is from


With no hope
The singer feels he does not have the hope he needs in his current location


And bad weather
The singer dislikes the weather where he is




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Comments from YouTube:

rik gay

This is awful darren,sending you positive vibes.
Rik👍🥁

Darren Lock

Thanks! Positive vibes received!

Tompinks

This "channel spoofing" problem has been happening to many channels here on YouTube. It's bullshit. Google should step up and do something about it, but we know how things are...

Darren Lock

They are pretty much useless at dealing with any complaints… 🙄

grantman71

he or she
is got problems beyond understanding I think

YOUNG WAVE AUDIO

It's Steven Wilson, isn't it?

YOUNG WAVE AUDIO

@Darren Lock They sure are, and regardless, it's sad to see someone try and pull you down like that. The lack of gains for yer man is more than proof that the guy is just fully unhinged and needs dealt with, ádh mór!

Darren Lock

Ha! It’s been going on for years and I’ve ignored it. But they’ve escalated it. Desperate for my attention, I guess… 🙄

YOUNG WAVE AUDIO

@Darren Lock I'll have a word with her mate, it's very unlike her, but I knew she was up to something! Got watching the rest of the video there and just wanted to say I very much enjoy your videos/streams and takes on things like politics and music, it'd be a shame if you stopped, it's especially cosy to catch live! Really frustrating to hear all you're going through, there are some pathetic sad people out there.

Darren Lock

He’s a very sad man…

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