David Wilcox Saturday They'll All Be Back Again lyrics

Johnny's out cruisin' down the fast food strip
He rides the high-wheeler Ford
He's down here every evening since the school let out
An ordinary man would be bored

Johnny's got the hunger of a high school heart
And a tank full of minimum-wage
So it's six lights down, six lights back
Pacing like a lion in a cage

He's running on a tether, tearing at the ground
Trying to find a way to break the chain
This howling in the distance, it's a captivating sound
Can't tell if it's ecstasy or pain, Saturday, they'll all be back again

All those engines pulling all night long
Still makes a slow moving train
They can scream out their freedom when the light turns green
But they're bound to come 'round again


Standing at a distance there's the dark haired girl
Johnny doesn't know her name
He howls his engine like a big, black dog
Choking on his collar by his chain

It's lonely, like hunger
Driven to the same old place
Rumble like thunder, don't you think that Angels hear
The passion of this Human Race

Running on a tether, tearing at the ground
Trying to find a way to break the chain
This howling in the distance, it's a captivating sound
Can't tell if it's ecstasy or pain, Saturday, they'll all be back again

Saturday, they'll all be back again