There was a man on the road bout an hour ago
and he was looking for a ride to New Mexico
Well we was driving by
Way too fast to know

Well then we got to the place on a high speed chase
There was a girlie in the corner with a plastic face
And then she disappeared without a trace
I say without a trace

Well now we're kicking back and we're sipping beers
And there's a man telling stories about his inner fears
We was all choked up and too close to tears

Well then we moved on up to some margaritas
And we started making faces at the senoritas
Playing drinking games, but they were all too drunk to beat us

Well now, my car broke down about an hour ago
We were heading on down to New Mexico,
But, well we did not see the gas was low

(Chorus)

Hey, hey, I said the gas was low
the gas was low
the gas was low
the gas was low
Hey, the gas was low. Hey.
Lalalalalalalalaaaaaaaaa

We got back to the party
We been on the road we're kinda dirty
I seen this girl I said you're mighty purty.

Well I said hello, bout an hour ago
We were heading on down to the big grass show,
But hey, we did not see, the gas was low

(Chorus)

About an hour, about an hour ago
About an hour, about an hour ago
About an hour... about - an hour ago.



Lyrics submitted by archmastermind

Track duration: 07:02


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    Song Meaning:I agree, the song is about growing up. For the most part, its about hanging around and shooting the shit, but also really trying to find meaning in our experiences in life. It seems like the album title "the wanderer" reaches out to those individuals who always have that feeling of looking for something, that is, something of greater meaning than themselves. I've always interpreted the wanderer as someone searching for meaning to life, because in that journey, you may definitely get caught wandering around and finding nothing for a while.

    This song can bring everyone back to the good times in their life and realize how much they have grown since then. I believe the line: "...the gas was low" is symbolic for our souls starting to develop as we mature. The soul at such a young age means nothing, but looking back on those times, we can see that we did the things we did because we were just living ("we was driving by way too fast to know..").
    Flag uiwcardinalarmyon July 18, 2011   Link
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    General Comment:first song they ever wrote, which would be early in high school
    Flag jack9440on November 17, 2009   Link
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    General Comment:This song is about growing up
    Flag rdf72990on November 17, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:"There was a man on the road about an hour ago" i think that's supposed to be the wanderer. the freestyle from madison square garden is amazing. you should check it out
    Flag henrypon February 20, 2008   Link
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    General Comment:connects to the song "The Wanderer" according to marc
    Flag stevep898on August 11, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with mavrick on this one, just a good ol song to chill out with your good buddies and have a few
    Flag hook004on February 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I agree with mavrick on this one, just a good ol song to chill out with your good buddies and have a few
    Flag hook004on February 21, 2007   Link
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    General Comment:I love how some of this bands song are just so gooffy you can only laugh at them and i totally think they are meant to be that way. I love a band who is able to goof off and just have some fun and sing about some road trip and a party and pretty girls. Just makes me want to hang out with good friends sip brrrrrrrrs and shoot the shit while this plays in the background.
    Flag mavrick480on June 07, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Its actually big "Brass" show. Misquoted in the lyrics.
    Flag UMassIntrepidon April 11, 2006   Link
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    General Comment:Sorry I don't know about "the big grass show" question but I just wanted to say how much I love this song and I love how it has this kind of carefree feeling. O.A.R. can really capture stuff like that, espeically in concert, as everyone's been saying. I'm going to my fifth O.A.R. concert this friday and i can't wait, they're one of the best live bands ever.
    Flag ladandayon March 22, 2005   Link

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