Jet Pack
Jill Sobule Lyrics

If I had a jetpack the first thing that I would do
Having a jetpack would enable the singer to do many things, and the first thing she would do is fly over obstacles to reach a destination

Is fly above the gridlock and come to you
Using a jetpack and avoiding the congestion on the street, the singer could move towards someone she wants to meet

I'd peek into the windows on 5th ave.
From high above, the singer could look into the buildings on Fifth Avenue and see how the wealthiest people in society live

To see how the other side lives
The artist is curious about the lifestyle of people on the wealthy side of society, which she doesn’t belong to

And if I had a jetpack I would strap it on
The artist is willing to use the jetpack if it ever becomes available to her

I'd get out of this one room and I'd be gone
With the help of the jetpack, the singer intends to leave her confined space and move freely

To where they're real houses and big front yards
The singer is yearning for a life with larger houses and front yards, which she can reach by using the jetpack

I'd take you up with me
If the artist ever gets the jetpack, she would take someone she cherishes up with her

At least we'd both be free, past the statue of liberty
The artist believes that if they fly past the Statue of Liberty, she and her companion will experience much-needed freedom

In my jetpack
The jetpack is the object of the artist's desire and she is thus comfortable with it being her constant companion

If I had a jetpack, I'd fly over the bridge
Another location the singer would like to fly to with a jetpack is over a bridge, which she would have a better view of from high in the sky

I'd wave to all my friends who thought I'd never rise again
The artist has probably gone through tough times that her friends know of, thus the jetpack would be a symbol of her progress and success

I'd fly over the stadium to watch my team win, watch my team win
One of the singer's desires when she gets a jetpack is to fly over a sports stadium and watch her team win

And if I had a jetpack, I'd bust into your door
If the singer gets hold of a jetpack, she would use it to visit someone she cares about, probably a lover

Take you by the hand to the Jersey shore
The singer plans to take her loved one to the Jersey shore, after visiting them with her jetpack

And underneath the moonlight, you'd want me even more
The artist believes that the moonlit setting at the Jersey shore would make her companion love her even more

'Cause, I'd have a jetpack
The jetpack is the key to many of the artist's desires, and she believes that it would make her more impressive and interesting

I'd take you up so high
With the help of the jetpack, the singer would take the person she cares about very high in the sky

If I dropped you, you would die
The singer makes a playful remark that if the person she is taking up with her falls off, the consequences would be dire

But I want you by my side, in my jetpack
The overall message of the song is that the artist desires to live a life full of adventure and is inviting someone she cares about to join her

I don't have a jetpack. I don't even have a car
The song ends on a sad note as the artist acknowledges that getting the things she desires in life, such as a jetpack or car, is not possible.

I just have this token and a head full of stars
The artist possesses nothing but a token and her dreams of living an exciting life

I wish you didn't live up town so far
The singer desires to be closer to the person she cares about, but the distance between them makes it difficult

Cause I don't have a..........jetpack
The song concludes with the artist reiterating that what she wants most is a jetpack