25 Miles to Kissimmee
Fool's Garden Lyrics


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Miami Beach, Ocean Drive,
It was the hottest afternoon of all my life.
She had a fast car, she was driving slow,
There was one thing, I needed to know:
"Where are you going to, what are you doin' with me?"
She said: "Relax! It's 25 miles to Kissimmee"
To Kissimmee, to Kissimmee...
"Touch me", she said "I can't do that",
I tried to say while she undressed me,
I feel so bad, but i feel glad
Boom boom - sweet desire,
Don't set my heart of fire.
Don't you hear me say "don't do it!"
Don't you hear me say...

"Touch me, right here", I said: "No my dear,
I am a good man - why don't you understand
That I'm not mad, we won't do that,
I've got a family - so please don't touch me."
Don't you hear me say: "don't do it!"
Don't you hear me say "don't do it!"
Don't you hear me say...

Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me baby,
Kiss me, kiss me, Kissimmee.
I don't need sentimental moonlight
As long as you are here with me.

Don't stop,
Kiss me,
I feel dirty,
But I feel good,
Baby you should
Not leave this car.
I feel so wunderbar
What do you do to me -
Baby touch me.
Don't you hear me say:
"Do it!"

Don't you hear me say:
"Do it!"

Don't you hear me say:
"Do it!"





Don't you hear me say...

Overall Meaning

The song "25 Miles to Kissimmee" by Fool's Garden tells the story of a man who is on a road trip with a woman who he is very attracted to. They are driving from Miami Beach to Kissimmee, which is a city in Central Florida. The man is very eager to be intimate with her, and he keeps trying to make moves on her, but she resists. She tells him to relax and that they still have 25 miles to go before they reach Kissimmee. Throughout the song, there is a back and forth between the man's desire for intimacy and the woman's reluctance to give in.


The lyrics paint a picture of a man who is torn between his desire and his conscience. He knows he has a family and shouldn't cheat on them, but he is also drawn to this woman he is with. He is trying to be a good person, but his lust is getting the better of him. Meanwhile, the woman is portrayed as being in control of the situation. She enjoys teasing the man and leading him on, but she ultimately decides not to act on his advances.


The chorus of the song repeats the word "Kissimmee," which serves as a metaphor for both physical intimacy and emotional connection. The man wants to reach Kissimmee in more ways than one, but he ultimately has to settle for a mere road trip with a woman who won't give into his advances.


Line by Line Meaning

Miami Beach, Ocean Drive,
The song's narrator sets the scene as they describe Miami Beach and Ocean Drive as his opening line.


It was the hottest afternoon of all my life.
The singer establishes that it's the hottest afternoon they've experienced so far.


She had a fast car, she was driving slow,
The female protagonist is driving slow despite having a fast car.


There was one thing, I needed to know:
The artist has a question that he wants an answer to.


"Where are you going to, what are you doin' with me?"
The artist wants to know where they are headed and what they have in store for him.


She said: "Relax! It's 25 miles to Kissimmee"
The female protagonist tells the singer to relax and that they have to travel 25 miles to reach Kissimmee.


To Kissimmee, to Kissimmee...
The repetition of the location, Kissimmee, emphasizes its importance.


"Touch me", she said "I can't do that",
The female protagonist wants to be touched, but then retracts the offer and says she can't do that.


I tried to say while she undressed me,
The artist is being undressed by the female protagonist while he tries to explain something.


I feel so bad, but i feel glad
The artist expresses mixed emotions of feeling bad but glad at the same time.


Boom boom - sweet desire,
The phrase 'boom boom - sweet desire' probably alludes to the singer's feeling of sexual desire.


Don't set my heart of fire.
The artist is apprehensive and doesn't want his heart to be set on fire.


Don't you hear me say "don't do it!"
The singer is hesitant and warns the female protagonist not to do what she desires.


"Touch me, right here", I said: "No my dear,
The singer denies the female protagonist's demands to be touched and provides the reason behind it.


I am a good man - why don't you understand
The singer emphasizes that he is a good man and wonders why the female protagonist can't understand.


That I'm not mad, we won't do that,
The artist reiterates that he is not crazy and that they won't do what the female protagonist desires.


I've got a family - so please don't touch me."
The artist tells the female protagonist that he has a family and begs her not to touch him.


Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me baby,
The chorus repeats the line 'Kiss me, kiss me, kiss me baby.'


Kiss me, kiss me, Kissimmee.
The location, Kissimmee, is cleverly inserted into the chorus lyrics.


I don't need sentimental moonlight
The artist says that he doesn't prefer sentimental moonlight.


As long as you are here with me.
The artist states that he doesn't need anything else as long as the female protagonist is with him.


Don't stop,
The artist urges the female protagonist not to stop.


Kiss me,
The singer implores the female protagonist to kiss him.


I feel dirty,
The artist expresses that he feels dirty.


But I feel good,
Despite feeling dirty, the singer says he feels good.


Baby you should
The singer tells the female protagonist what she should do.


Not leave this car.
The singer urges the female protagonist not to leave the car.


I feel so wunderbar
The artist says he feels wonderful through the German word, 'wunderbar'.


What do you do to me -
The artist is wondering what the female protagonist is doing to him.


Baby touch me.
The song ends with the singer demanding the female protagonist to touch him.




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