The Mountain Goats Wiki
Advertisement
15-1
OwoNO

Album

Hot Garden Stomp

Released

1993

Artist

the Mountain Goats

Length

2:00

Previous track

"Feed This End"

Next track

"Thanks for the Dress"

15-1 is the 14th song on The Mountain Goats' fourth cassette, Hot Garden Stomp.

Lyrics[]

If I had a car and you were riding in it
I'd show you what my car could do
I'd head east out highway fifteen and see the
Starlight shower over you
Gas fumes rising from the blacktop
Cheap motels with flashing signs
Just an old sweet song made new
And oozing through the pines

If I had thirty dollars and I could make time stop
And the moon was high up above
And moonbeams fell like sweet cream
Then the night air would carry our dark dreams
Gas fumes rising on the highway  
Neon flashing everywhere 
Just an old sweet song made new by your body 
And desert flowers blooming in the thick night air 

Comments by John Darnielle About this Song[]

  • [asked whether the song would ever be played live] "no" -- John's Tumblr

Things Referenced in this Song[]

  • "Highway Fifteen" likely refers to Interstate 15, a north-south highway that connects Ontario, California with Las Vegas, Nevada before continuing north through Utah, Idaho, and Montana.

Live Shows this Song Was Played at[]


Advertisement