The Drive
O.D. Davey Lyrics


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JB: Kage...
KG: Yeah?
JB: Let's go to this drive-thru.
(Motor Sounds)
KG: Oh good, I'm starvin'.
Drive-through guy: (mumbles)
JB: Yeah, um...ah
Drive-through guy: May I have your order?
JB: Yeah, hold on a second, I'm lookin' at the menu
Drive-through guy: okay
JB: ...ah l-
Drive-through guy: would you like special curly fries?
JB: Please, don't, don't offer me anything... I'll tell you what I want.
um...ok...you know how you have the six-piece nuggets?
Drive-through guys: six piece mcnuggets.
JB: Just, uh, can you give me just four nuggets? I'm, I'm tryin'to...
Drive through-guy: They come in six or twelve piece...do you want service?
JB: Shut up and listen to my order. Take the six nuggets, and throw two of them
away. I'm just wantin' a four-nugget thing. I'm tryin to watch my calorie
intake.
Drive-through guy: They come in six or twelve pieces sir...
JB: Put two of them up your ass, and give me four chicken mcnuggets. And then,
uh, can I have a junior western bacon chee? A JUNIOR western bacon chee. I'm
trying to watch my figure.
Drive-through guy: Western Bacon Cheeseburger...
JB: A JUNIOR Western Bacon Chee...
Drive-through guy: Would you like that with onions?
JB: No Onions.
Drive-through guy: Okay, Junior Bacon Chee...Total is $6.57
JB: Okay, and I'm gonna go with a fillet of fish sandwich, since that has less
calories, 'cause it's fish.
Drive-through guy: Fillet of Fish...
JB: Now if you could take a Coca-Cola, and just go half Coca-Cola, half Diet
Coke...'cause I'm tryin to watch my figure...Tryin to loose some of the weight.
Drive-through guy: You want half Coca-Cola, half...
JB: Um, and a SMALL, a *SMALL* Chocolate Shake. Because I'm tryin to watch my
figure, not a large, a small.
Drive-through guy: It come's in medium-small or medium-large.
JB: Um...
Drive-through guy: Small Chocolate Shake.
JB: Also a small seasoned-curlies
Drive-through guy: Seasoned-curlies...
JB: Small, seasoned-curlies.
Drive-through guy: Okay I got the small seasoned-curlies...western bacon
cheeseburger...
JB: Okay, uh...Fuck my ass, what else? Give me, uh...alright. Cherries Jubilee
and that's it.
Drive-through guy: Cherries Jubilee.
JB: Wait, Kage, what do you want?
KG: Ah...Jeez, let me have a...I think I want the regular, uh, western
bacon-cheeseburger, Large shake, um...
JB: Oh God! Come on with the order.
KG: I'm...
JB: Take forever.
KG: That's all I want. That's all I want...
JB: good. How much is that sir?
Drive-through guy: That'll be, uh, $14.75. At the window please, will you drive up?
JB: Do you have any money?
KG: Oh shoot, um, oh god. Yeah, I got...do you have s...I got like...
JB: Give it to me.
KG: Alright, here.
JB: Okay, we only have, uh...alright. I'm gonna need to cancel the last two




things on the order. Okay, thank you, let's go.
(Motor Sounds)

Overall Meaning

In O.D. Davey's song The Drive, the lyrics depict two characters, JB and KG, attempting to place an order at a drive-thru restaurant. However, JB becomes increasingly frustrated with the drive-through attendant, who continuously interrupts his attempt to place an order by suggesting various food options. JB is trying to watch his calorie intake and requests specific items such as a four-piece nugget meal and a small chocolate shake. KG orders a regular western bacon cheeseburger and a large shake. However, the pair ultimately discover that they do not have enough money to pay for the complete order and must cancel some items.


Overall, the song satirizes the fast food industry and highlights the common occurrences of miscommunication and frustration within drive-thru ordering. In addition, it pokes fun at the desire for healthy eating while still indulging in fast food.


Line by Line Meaning

JB: Let's go to this drive-thru.
JB asks KG to visit the drive-thru for food.


KG: Oh good, I'm starvin'.
KG expresses that he is hungry.


Drive-through guy: May I have your order?
The drive-through attendant asks JB and KG for their order.


JB: Yeah, hold on a second, I'm lookin' at the menu
JB needs some time to go through the menu before giving the order.


JB: ...ah l-
JB hesitates before giving the order.


Drive-through guy: okay
The attendant acknowledges JB's hesitance.


Drive-through guy: would you like special curly fries?
The attendant offers special curly fries.


JB: Please, don't, don't offer me anything... I'll tell you what I want.
JB requests the attendant to not offer anything and that he will tell what he wants.


Drive-through guys: six piece mcnuggets.
The attendant specifies the six-piece nuggets.


JB: Just, uh, can you give me just four nuggets? I'm, I'm tryin'to...
JB requests only four nuggets as he aims to reduce calorie intake.


Drive through-guy: They come in six or twelve piece...do you want service?
The attendant offers two options for nuggets and asks if they need further service.


JB: Shut up and listen to my order. Take the six nuggets, and throw two of them away. I'm just wantin' a four-nugget thing. I'm tryin to watch my calorie intake.
JB dismisses the options and angrily requests the attendant to follow his order by taking six nuggets, tossing two, and providing only four.


Drive-through guy: They come in six or twelve pieces sir...
The attendant reminds JB that the initial nugget choices were six or twelve pieces only.


JB: Put two of them up your ass, and give me four chicken mcnuggets. And then,uh, can I have a junior western bacon chee? A JUNIOR western bacon chee. I'mtrying to watch my figure.
JB rudely instructs the attendant to place the extra nuggets in an inappropriate place and request a junior western bacon cheeseburger, indicating his desire to monitor calorie intake and keep a healthy figure.


Drive-through guy: Western Bacon Cheeseburger...
The attendant clarifies JB's request for a junior western bacon cheeseburger.


JB: A JUNIOR Western Bacon Chee...
JB confirms his order for a junior western bacon cheeseburger.


Drive-through guy: Would you like that with onions?
The attendant asks if JB wants the western bacon cheeseburger with or without onions.


JB: No Onions.
JB declines onions on his burger.


Drive-through guy: Okay, Junior Bacon Chee...Total is $6.57
The attendant confirms the order and quotes the total price as $6.57


JB: Okay, and I'm gonna go with a fillet of fish sandwich, since that has less calories, 'cause it's fish.
JB orders a fillet of fish sandwich as it has less calorie content and is made of fish.


Drive-through guy: Fillet of Fish...
The attendant confirms JB's order for a fillet of fish sandwich.


JB: Now if you could take a Coca-Cola, and just go half Coca-Cola, half DietCoke...'cause I'm tryin to watch my figure...Tryin to loose some of the weight.
JB requests a drink that has half Coca-Cola and half Diet Coke to watch his figure and lose some weight.


Drive-through guy: You want half Coca-Cola, half...
The attendant seeks clarification from JB regarding the drink.


JB: Um, and a SMALL, a *SMALL* Chocolate Shake. Because I'm tryin to watch myfigure, not a large, a small.
JB orders a small chocolate shake in line with his attempt to reduce weight and stay healthy.


Drive-through guy: It come's in medium-small or medium-large.
The attendant informs JB about the size options for the chocolate shake.


JB: Um...
JB shows uncertainty and takes a moment to think.


Drive-through guy: Small Chocolate Shake.
The attendant assumes JB's preference to be a small chocolate shake based on his previous order.


JB: Also a small seasoned-curlies
JB adds small seasoned-curlies to his order.


Drive-through guy: Seasoned-curlies...
The attendant confirms that JB wants seasoned-curlies in the order.


JB: Okay, uh...Fuck my ass, what else? Give me, uh...alright. Cherries Jubileeand that's it.
JB uses vulgar language and asks for cherries jubilee, indicating that he does not want anything else in the order.


Drive-through guy: Cherries Jubilee.
The attendant confirms JB's order for cherries jubilee.


JB: Wait, Kage, what do you want?
JB asks KG if he wants anything in the order.


KG: Ah...Jeez, let me have a...I think I want the regular, uh, westernbacon-cheeseburger, Large shake, um...
KG takes a while to finalize his order and requests a regular western bacon cheeseburger and a large shake.


JB: Oh God! Come on with the order.
JB expresses frustration regarding KG's delay in placing the order.


KG: That's all I want. That's all I want...
KG confirms that he has given his complete order.


JB: good. How much is that sir?
JB asks the attendant about the total price of the order.


Drive-through guy: That'll be, uh, $14.75. At the window please, will you drive up?
The attendant quotes the final price and asks JB and KG to drive up to the window for payment.


JB: Do you have any money?
JB checks with KG regarding payment for the order.


KG: Oh shoot, um, oh god. Yeah, I got...do you have s...I got like...
KG panics and checks for money in his possession.


JB: Give it to me.
JB takes the money that KG has and plans to use it for payment.


JB: Okay, we only have, uh...alright. I'm gonna need to cancel the last twothings on the order. Okay, thank you, let's go.
JB realizes they do not have enough money to pay for the last two items in the order and cancels them. He thanks the attendant and drives off.


(Motor Sounds)
The sound effect of their car engine while driving off.




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Written by: Kyle Richard Gass, Thomas Jacob Black

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