Story Behind The Song

Got stopped by the CHP between Indio and Blyth. Turned out the guy was lonely and just wanted to chat with someone.

Song Description

Sarcastic

Lyrics

CIVILIZED
Music and Lyrics by Dennys McCoy BMI

I lay in wait along the road.
Watching people go to work.

I think of songs I?m missing.
I think of smiles coerced.

I feel the red light blinking.
I catch a stray among the herd.

We talk like men with purpose.
We act like strangers in a park.

CHORUS

And when you see me coming.
Don?t try to hide your eyes.
I know your deepest secrets.
Because I?m civilized.

Midgets in their SUVs.
Old men and their sportscars.
They?re all the same to me.
Painted metal hiding scars.

They all think they know me.
Truth be told, they don?t know shit.
They all think they?ve got the power.
I?m here to tell you, Jack, I?m it.

REPEAT CHORUS

BRIDGE

I don?t buy it, but I?ve been told
Highway patrol ain?t got no soul.
I sit in this car, day after day
A monochrome monster on a field of gray.

But maybe someday this will all change
Well, maybe someday I won?t be riding this range.

I feel the heat below the floorboards
The highway fights against my wheels.
Sometimes I think the road is moving.
While I?m in this shell and standing still.

There is no romance on the road side.
No mysteries behind the shades.
My soul is triumphed by my duties.
I start my car and I am saved.