El Camino
Frankie Ballard Lyrics


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I've been tired of this white bred town
Same old people just hangin' around
Walk in circles, no where bound
Yeah, and it's gettin' me down (kick it in boys)

I've got a memory, that's for sure
Yeah knock knock knocking on my front door
No you don't love me anymore
Honey, that's what the sound of the wheels are for

I wanna trade it all in on some cheap sun glasses
Park the old ass stream on the desert floor
With nothin' to lose and nobody keepin' score
So give me the dog and an El Camino
Roll a couple dice at the Indian casino
Take this heartache
Somewhere you've never been before

Yeah you the one that said goodbye
Thinkin' you could come back just any old time
You're movin' on is just a lie
Honey I'll show you what gone looks like

I wanna trade it all in on some cheap sun glasses
Park the old ass stream on the desert floor
With nothin' to lose and nobody keepin' score
So give me the dog and an El Camino
Roll a couple dice at the Indian casino
Take this heartache
Somewhere you've never been before
Oh whoah
Here I go

I wanna trade it all in on some cheap sun glasses
Park the old ass stream on the desert floor
With nothin' to lose and nobody keepin' score
Come on now
So give me the dog and an El Camino
Roll a couple dice at the Indian casino
Take this heartache
Somewhere you've never been before




Yeah take this heartache somewhere you've never been before
Yeah yeah yeah

Overall Meaning

In Frankie Ballard's "El Camino," the lyrics tell the story of a person who is tired of their mundane life in their "white bred town" surrounded by the same people who never seem to go anywhere. They reminisce about a lost love who knocked on their front door but left just as quickly, leaving them with nothing but the sound of their wheels as a memory. The singer wants to escape their current situation and trade it in for something more exciting, like parking an old stream on a desert floor and rolling dice at an Indian casino. The El Camino is a symbol of freedom and adventure, and the singer wants to take their heartache and explore new places they've never been before.


Line by Line Meaning

I've been tired of this white bred town
I'm exhausted with living in a town of uniform, homogeneous people.


Same old people just hangin' around
The same people consistently stay in the same place without any ambition to leave.


Walk in circles, no where bound
Said people lack a sense of direction or purpose in life.


Yeah, and it's gettin' me down (kick it in boys)
The dullness and repetitiveness of life in this town is putting me in a bad mood.


I've got a memory, that's for sure
I certainly possess a vivid memory.


Yeah knock knock knocking on my front door
Someone is incessantly knocking at my door.


No you don't love me anymore
They no longer love me and want to reconnect.


Honey, that's what the sound of the wheels are for
The sound of the El Camino's wheels can help drown out this person's knocking.


I wanna trade it all in on some cheap sun glasses
I want to swap all of my belongings for simple sunglasses with no worth or status.


Park the old ass stream on the desert floor
I want to abandon my old and tired car on the desert ground.


With nothin' to lose and nobody keepin' score
I'd have nothing left to forfeit and no need to keep anyone from scoring if I just let it all go.


So give me the dog and an El Camino
I want to bring my dog and drive the El Camino.


Roll a couple dice at the Indian casino
I want to take some risks at the Indian Casino.


Take this heartache
I want to be relieved of my emotional pain caused by a failed relationship.


Somewhere you've never been before
I want to go to a place where you've never been.


Yeah you the one that said goodbye
You are the one who made the decision to end our relationship.


Thinkin' you could come back just any old time
You assumed you could return to me whenever it was convenient for you.


You're movin' on is just a lie
Your supposed moving on from me is merely a falsehood.


Honey I'll show you what gone looks like
I will demonstrate to you what leaving truly looks like.


Come on now
Let's do this.


Yeah take this heartache somewhere you've never been before
I want to forget my heartache by exploring new locations and experiences.


Yeah yeah yeah
An enthusiastic and optimistic affirmation.




Lyrics © Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
Written by: LEE THOMAS MILLER, CHRISTOPHER STAPLETON

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