The Car Lyrics
Arctic Monkeys
Lyrics
Your grandfather's guitar
Thinking about how funny I must look
Trying to adjust to what's been there all along
With the boat kiosk lady and her sleepy amigos
But it ain't a holiday until
You go to fetch something from the car
Travel size champagne cork pops
And we're sweeping for bugs
In some dusty apartment
The "What's it called?" café
You can arrive at 11
And have lunch with the English
But it ain't a holiday until
They force you to make a wish
They say "climb up this"
And "jump off that"
And you pretend to fall asleep on the way back
No, it ain't a holiday until
You go to fetch something from the car
Song & Lyrics Facts
Arctic Monkeys' "The Car Song" is a single from their third album Humbug, released on August 24th 2009. The song was written by Alex Turner and produced by Josh Homme of Queens of the Stone Age.
It features backing vocals by Mark Lanegan of Screaming Trees. The lyrics are about a man who has been abandoned in his car outside of town with no money or means to get home. He reflects on his current situation and how he got there in the first place. The Arctic Monkeys deliver an upbeat rock track that captures the emotion of being stuck and unable to move forward.