Just Getting Started
Syd Lyrics

Driving home on a black night highway
The artist is driving alone at night on an empty highway.

And it comes back to me
Memories of past experiences resurface in the artist's mind.

Nights sitting in the sun room hometown
The artist remembers spending nights in their hometown with someone they care about, sitting in a sunlit room.

Just you and me
The artist is reminiscing about a specific person who was with them during those sunlit nights.

We got the people on the left and the guitar on the right
The artist is describing a musical performance they were a part of, with people in the audience and guitar music.

We got ourselves a party
The musical performance created an exciting and celebratory atmosphere.

We played all night back then and here I am driving home
The artist recalls playing music all night long in the past, and is now driving home alone, possibly feeling a sense of nostalgia or longing.

I'm just getting started, how about you?
The artist feels like they're just getting started in life and asks if the person they're addressing feels the same.

You were gonna be a roadie for Nirvana
The artist recalls a past aspiration of their friend to work as a roadie for the band Nirvana.

I was gonna be on MTV
The artist used to want to be on MTV, a popular TV channel that played music videos.

We were gonna throw the ultimate party
The artist and their friend had plans to throw a great party in the past.

If we ever got a high school degree
The artist and their friend had doubts about their ability to achieve academic success in high school.

You were gonna marry your girlfriend
The artist's friend had plans to marry their girlfriend in the future.

I was never gonna fall in love
The artist used to believe that they would never fall in love.

We were gonna get out of here
The artist and their friend wanted to leave their hometown for something better in the future.

We knew it wasn't all there was
The artist and their friend understood that there was more to life than what they were experiencing in their hometown.

In the country, the city
The artist has traveled to both rural areas and cities.

The bright lights, the big town
The artist has been to large cities with bright lights.

The big ups, the big down
The artist has experienced both ups and downs in life.

Baby I've been all around
The artist has traveled to many different places and experienced many different things.

And below and wherever I go
No matter where the artist goes, they always have a sense of assurance and reliability from the person they're addressing.

It's enough just to know
The artist doesn't need anything more than the comfort of knowing that they can always count on the person they're addressing.

You're never gonna let me down
The artist trusts the person they're addressing and believes that they will never disappoint them.

Tick tock to the never gonna stop rock
The artist uses a metaphor of a clock ticking to describe the unstoppable, ongoing nature of rock music.

Get out gonna never get give it up
The artist encourages listeners to never give up or stop pursuing what they love.

Everybody do it some more
The artist urges everyone to keep doing what they love and keep enjoying life.