Arroyo
Ozark Mountain Daredevils Lyrics

City street
A bustling urban area

Hang out
To spend time socializing

Thumbs in pocket
Casually standing with hands in pockets

Black jacket
A jacket of the color black

Black jack
A popular card game

Dego-red
A term of racial slurs against Italian Americans

Manhattenized-Bohemia
A reference to the modern and artistic neighborhoods of Manhattan, New York

Of Southern California
Refers to the region in southern California

Tough punk of
A reference to punk music and culture

Cool, futuristic Montana
A juxtaposition of Montana's rugged natural landscape with a more futuristic and modern vibe

Well, have you ever been mixed up
Asking if the listener has ever felt confused or disoriented

Feel like you're in a stick-up, a hold-up
Describing a feeling of being robbed or taken advantage of

A robbery in progress?
Asking if the listener feels like they are currently being robbed

Well, I have
The singer has personally experienced the feelings described

Well, have you ever been faked out
Asking if the listener has ever been tricked or deceived

Feel like you're in a stake-out
Describing a feeling of being watched or observed

A cook-out, barbecued chicken?
A playful comparison to being watched like food on a barbecue

Come on, mama, get on the yo-yo
A call to action, possibly to join in a rebellious or carefree activity

We're all givin' up down in the arroyo
Refers to a gathering place, possibly a dry creek bed or canyon, where everyone is letting go and enjoying themselves

Well have you ever been stranded
Asking if the listener has ever been abandoned or left alone

Feel like you never landed
Describing a feeling of being lost or unable to find one's way

A bandit, a merchant of Venice?
A comparison to feeling like a character in a film or novel

Well, have you even been tumbled
Asking if the listener has ever been thrown around or roughed up

Feel like you're in a jungle
Describing a feeling of being in a chaotic or dangerous environment

A jungle, a town in New Jersey?
A playful comparison to the idea that any place can feel wild and unpredictable

Well have you ever been hungry
Asking if the listener has ever experienced extreme hunger

Feel like you're gettin' ugly
Describing a feeling of physical or emotional deterioration

Ornery, and everybody's greasy?
A reference to a group of unkempt or untrustworthy individuals

Well have you ever been zooey
Asking if the listener has ever felt strange or out-of-place

Feel like you're David Bowie
A humorous comparison to feeling like a famous musician or artist

A truly unidentified person?
A reference to feeling like a person with an entirely unique identity or outlook

There is a possibility of
Introducing a hypothetical scenario

Something running parallel
Suggesting that there are two related yet distinct things happening at once

What something is, it might be called
Acknowledging that the situation is difficult to define

Something other than what could be the same thing
Hinting at the complexity and nuance of the situation

But uh, what could be the right thing
Suggesting that there is a correct way to handle the situation

In other words, it might be a contigent-pository
Using academic-sounding language to describe the ambiguous scenario

If what you are doing at the same time
Introducing another condition

That you are doing something else
Referring to the complexity of multitasking

Let's take, for example, if you were born on Lake Michigan
A non-sequitur interjection, possibly adding humor or absurdity to the song