The second verse starts off all about having fun, but the second line reveals that u gotta get out before it's too late: before u get drafted.'the end of the highway' represents the canadian border, which is where the glamour of california/the US turns into Canadian wilderness, 'where the neons turn to wood' REFRAIN: here he is saying the 'rising wind' of the war is becoming to much to handle and it's time to get out
In the first verse, he is telling somebody that there's a place up ahead to which he is running as fast as he can.we know he is running as fast as he can as the line 'just as fast as my feet can fly' is a metaphor literally it would mean: my feet are moving really fast and i will not go slower than as fast as they can move.at the end of the verse he invites the listener to come along and 'leave this sinkin' ship behind'ĪHA! could this be draft-dodgers fleeing to canada? california is kinda arc-shaped is going 'around the bend' goin up around the coast into a different country? General Commentit's about joyriding.or just having fun.here's my in-depth analysis
