Love Like a Truck
The Bottle Rockets Lyrics
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Long and strong and shinin'
I got love like a truck, a big ol' truck
You got my gears a-whinin'
I got love like a truck
Love like a truck
You got the keys to ten tons of steel
I got love like a truck, a big ol' truck
With it's air horn blowin'
I got love like a truck, a big ol' truck
It's our love that I'm towin'
I got love like a truck
Love like a truck
You got the keys to ten tons of steel
I got love like a truck when you're at the wheel
Never felt this kind of drivin' love before
When you climbed on board I felt the pedal hit the floor
I got love like a truck, a big ol' truck 18 tires a-squallin'
I got love like a truck, a big ol' truck
Hammer down, long haulin'
I got love like a truck
Love like a truck
You got the keys to ten tons of steel
I got love like a truck when you're at the wheel
You got the keys to ten tons of steel
I got love like a truck when you're at the wheel
The Bottle Rockets's Love Like a Truck is a fun, upbeat love song that compares the intensity and power of the singer's love to that of a big, strong truck. The use of metaphors and similes throughout the song makes it a cute and playful expression of affection. The chorus repeats the line "I got love like a truck" four times, emphasizing the intensity and persistence of the singer's love.
The opening lines of the song describe the singer's love as "long and strong and shinin'" like a big truck. The reference to the truck's gears "a-whinin'" adds another layer of comparison to the intensity of the singer's emotions. The following lines compare the singer's love to the truck's horn and the towing capacity, further emphasizing the idea that the love is strong and powerful.
The bridge of the song adds a bit of sentimentality to the playful imagery, with the singer admitting that they've "never felt this kind of drivin' love before." The final verse describes the energy and excitement of someone new entering the singer's life, causing the pedal to hit the floor and the tires to squall as they take off together in the metaphorical love truck.
Overall, Love Like a Truck is a cute, lighthearted expression of love that uses fun comparisons to convey the depth of the singer's feelings.
Line by Line Meaning
I got love like a truck, a big ol' truck
My love for you is strong and powerful like a large truck.
Long and strong and shinin'
My love is enduring and visible like a shiny, robust truck.
You got my gears a-whinin'
You make me so excited that it's like the sound of gears whirring in a truck.
You got the keys to ten tons of steel
You have control over my love.
I got love like a truck when you're at the wheel
I love you so much that when you're in charge, my love is like a truck that's difficult to contain.
With it's air horn blowin'
Similar to an air horn of a truck, I am shouting out my love to you.
It's our love that I'm towin'
Our love is heavy and powerful like a cargo that a truck is towing.
Never felt this kind of drivin' love before
I have never experienced this kind of passionate love before.
When you climbed on board I felt the pedal hit the floor
When you entered my life, my feelings accelerated similarly to a truck that has its pedal hit the floor.
18 tires a-squallin'
Similar to eighteen wheels of a truck that screech and scream, my love is outspoken and insistent.
Hammer down, long haulin'
My love for you is like a truck driver who is determined to go the distance and is ready for anything that may come in their journey.
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