Story Behind The Song
Highway 100 is a street in Milwaukee and on the south side there are Asian strip malls and guys drag racing and diverse, exciting neighborhood where you can live for not too much money. In the past I recall being in love ion this neighborhood, being poor and happy.
Song Description
A wistful look at a diverse neighborhood with immigrants, body builders, drag queens, gear heads. The narrator recalls the past where he and his lover lived in a cool, mixed neighborhood and they were poor but they had each other.
| Song Length |
3:57 |
Genre |
Folk - Americana, Folk - Contemporary |
| Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
| Mood |
Serene, Content |
Subject |
Lost Love, Ghetto, Barrio |
| Similar Artists |
Tom Waits, Ani DiFranco |
Language |
English |
| Era |
2000 and later |
| |
Lyrics
Highway 100 is a boss bitch street
All the immigrants who come down to eat and sing
All the made in the USA boys who come down to compete and win
The snake charmers, MSG farmers, drag racing
The business of getting by on almost nothing
I don't think about you much these days
But today I was down on Highway 100
I'll tell you what's mythical, I'll tell you what's magical
You with your sleeves rolled up
Elbows propped on the window sill, waiting for me
Highway 100 is a kick ass street
All the angels down on their knees when the fleet is in
All the yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah queens who come down to compete and win
The AC repairmen, hot shot state fair men, drag racing
The business of getting by on almost nothing
I don't think about you much these days
But today I was down on Highway 100
I'll tell you what's mythical, I'll tell you what's magical
You with your sleeves rolled up
Elbows propped on the window sill, waiting for me