Rest Stop Cleaning
Faxed Head Lyrics

Rest Stop Cleaning
The title of the song indicates the subject matter of the lyrics.

Off of Highway Five
The location of the rest stop.

I won't tell you the exit
The singer is reluctant to give the exact location due to the unsavory activities happening at the rest stop.

Is a filthy rest stop
The rest stop is dirty and unhygienic.

Men are having sex at
The rest stop is being used as a location for men to have sex.

They leave condoms on the ground
The men engaging in sexual activities at the rest stop are carelessly discarding their used condoms on the ground.

For innocent dogs to eat
Dogs who come across the discarded condoms might accidentally consume them.

They leave syringes in the grass
Drug users who visit the rest stop are carelessly discarding their used syringes on the grass.

For stepping on with bare feet
People who visit the rest stop might accidentally step on the used syringes with their bare feet.

Kids from my home town
Refers to young people from the same town as the singer.

Busted for petty stealing
The young people from the singer's town have been caught stealing minor things.

Find themselves sentenced
As punishment for their crime, the young people are being forced to do something.

To rest stop cleaning
The punishment that the young people are being given is to clean up the unsanitary rest stop.

I don't want to be the kettle
The singer does not want to be accused of hypocrisy.

That called the pot black
The singer is referencing the saying about someone accused of the same thing they are accusing another of.

But this rehabilitation scheme
The forced cleaning of the rest stop is being framed as a rehabilitation strategy.

Is the wrong attack
The singer believes that forcing young people to clean up a rest stop is not an effective rehabilitation method.

Kids need role models
Young people require positive examples to look up to.

Like the Four Freshmen or Mercyful Fate.
The Four Freshmen and Mercyful Fate are being used as examples of good role models.

Punish them with rest stop cleaning
The singer is criticizing the idea of forcing young people to clean up a rest stop as punishment.

And beware the monsters you create
The singer is warning that forcing young people to clean up a rest stop could create negative outcomes.

Kids from my home town
Reiteration of the singer's hometown origin.

Punished by their very birth
The singer is suggesting that the young people in his hometown are being punished due to factors beyond their control.

Let them work fast food jobs
The young people should be given the opportunity to work in the fast food industry.

Let them prove their worth.
Working in the fast food industry could help the young people gain experience and prove their value.