First Pull

Funny when the car wouldn't start,

nobody came, I was pushing that bitch in the pouring rain.

Now the engine sounds good and they recognize the name— Got a

line at the door saying,

‘Remember me, man?’ (Remember me?)

Barely.

EVERYBODY IN THE CAR!

MAKE SOME ROOM! Don't know where we're going but we're going too

far!

Back when it was broken,

couldn't find where you are,

Now we're picking up speed— EVERYBODY IN THE CAR!

Who was here when it wouldn't start?

(WE KNOW!) Who showed up when they saw us go?

(THEY KNOW!) Seats ain't free just because we're going far.

I remember who pushed when the battery died,

Who sat right there when there wasn't a ride.

Who heard ‘maybe someday’ and still stayed beside,

Those people don't ask—they're already inside.

Then there's everybody waving now,

Same ones couldn't hear when the engine was down.

Funny how success turns whispers loud,

People learn your number when you draw a crowd.

No hate, no revenge,

I ain't keeping a list,

But memory works fine and mine don't miss.

You don't get backstage to a life you dismissed,

Just 'cause the destination suddenly looks rich.

(Need a ride?) Depends.

(Old friend?) Define friend.

(We go way back!) So does my seatbelt.

Changing lanes, changing rooms,

changing views, Same old me with considerably better shoes.

Some people love you,

some love what you can do,

Some don't want the person—they want access through you.

That's the weird part nobody tells you about,

Making it changes who suddenly comes around.

People who doubted start talking like ‘we’,

Like they helped build what they waited to see.

But real stays real when the numbers stay zero,

Real knew your name before anybody cared though.

Real gets the window,

fake gets the curb,

That's not being bitter—that's knowing what words mean.

Who pushed? (THE REAL ONES!) Who laughed?

(WE REMEMBER!) Who wants in now?

(EVERYBODY!) How many seats?

NOT THAT MANY.

Going somewhere changes the view.

Going somewhere changes who sees you.

But the strangest part of finally getting somewhere— Is learning who was

already with you. (Already there...) EVERYBODY IN THE CAR!

LET'S GO! Don't know where we're going but we're going too far!

Got the real ones riding who were there from the start,

Now the whole world wants a seat— EVERYBODY IN THE CAR!

Who stays? (REAL ONES!) Who changed?

(THEY KNOW!) Where we going?

(WHO KNOWS!) That's the best part.

Everybody in?

Then drive.