I Woke Up In A Car
Something Corporate Lyrics

I woke up in New York City
The singer regains consciousness while in New York City.

From my sleep behind the wheel
The singer was sleeping in a car while it was being driven.

Caught a train to Poughkeepsie
The singer took a train to Poughkeepsie, New York.

And time stood still
Time seemed to pass slowly or not at all during this experience.

She wrote me a letter from San Diego
The artist received a letter from someone in San Diego.

To qualify her luck
The letter was probably describing how lucky the person writing it feels.

These flights connect through Arizona
The flights from New York to San Diego likely stop in Arizona.

But I think I'll stay stuck
The artist doesn't want to leave where they are.

Said "Here I am"
The artist is acknowledging their presence.

Here I am, whoa
The artist is emphasizing their presence.

Well, I woke up in a car
The singer's experience of waking up in a car is emphasized.

I traced away the fog
The artist cleared their vision so that they could see through the fog.

So I could see the Mississippi on her knees
The singer saw the Mississippi River while it appeared to be low.

I've never been so lost
The singer feels very disoriented.

I've never felt so much at home
Despite feeling lost, the singer feels comfortable in their current situation.

Please write my folks and throw away my keys
The artist wants someone to contact their family and abandon the necessity of car keys.

I met a girl who kept tattoos
The artist met a girl who collected tattoos.

For homes that she had loved
The girl put tattoos on her body as a way of remembering homes she had loved.

If I were her I'd paint my body
If the singer was in her position, they would also collect tattoos.

'Til all my skin was gone
The artist would keep collecting tattoos until they had no more room on their skin.

She wrote me a letter as we passed through Rockford
The girl sent a letter to the artist while they were traveling through Rockford, Illinois.

She said she won't forget
The girl promises to remember the artist.

Maybe I do, maybe I don't
The singer may or may not remember the girl in the future.

But I know I haven't yet
The artist hasn't forgotten the girl yet.

And maybe I could live forever
The singer is considering the possibility of immortality.

If not ever I had known
If the singer had not known something, they might be able to live forever.

That you'd be waiting there whenever
If someone were waiting for the singer, they might be able to live forever.

I am all alone
The artist is currently by themselves.