It was my mama's Trans Am
You know the damn thing barely ran
But what a getaway dream
I felt like such a rebel
Driving with the devil
On angel wings
Had nowhere to be
Friends in the backseat
Begging to smoke a cigarette
We were lighting up the scene
Making turns and memories
Swore the best ones hadn't happened yet


Now I'm chasing down that first-car feeling
I'm never satisfied
Chasing down that first-car feeling
You don't get that twice
You never get back that first taste of freedom
No matter how hard you try
When everything's changing, you can't see it
Don't grow up 'cause it's a lie
That first-car feeling never dies


Now it's nine-to-fives and paychecks
And bills I haven't paid yet
I got getaway dreams
I miss trading friendship bracelets
The wind on all our faces
It was all new to me
We could park on any street
Let it out like therapy
Before we knew we needed it
Too young to feel the time
Crossing city lines
Never to return again

Now I'm chasing down that first-car feeling
I'm never satisfied
Chasing down that first-car feeling
You don't get that twice
You never get back that first taste of freedom
No matter how hard you try
When everything's changing, you can't see it
Don't grow up 'cause it's a lie
That first-car feeling never dies


Oh, ooh


Just like you'll never be born again
All you can say is "remember when"
You'll get a new life, new house
New job, new ex-boyfriend
But you never get back that first taste of freedom
No matter how hard you try


Now I'm chasing down that first-car feeling
I'm never satisfied
Chasing down that first-car feeling
You don't get that twice
You never get back that first taste of freedom
No matter how hard you try
And when everything's changing, you can't see it
Don't grow up 'cause it's a lie
That first-car feeling never dies
Oh, that first-car feeling never dies

Oh-oh