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The meaning of the lyrics of the song "Stop Draggin' My Car Around" by the artist ""Weird Al" Yankovic"

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"Stop Draggin' My Car Around" is a parody of the hit song "Stop Draggin' My Heart Around" by Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty. In it, "Weird Al" Yankovic uses his trademark humor to play on the situation of car towing.

The song's lyrical hero constantly finds his car being towed for various, sometimes absurd reasons. First, he parks in the wrong place, then he is kicked off the dance floor (a metaphor for having his car towed), and finally, his car is towed for non-payment, although he claims to have paid everything.

The humor of the song is built on the contrast between the melodrama of the original song about love and the comicality of the car towing situations. The hero is as distraught over his car as if he were being separated from a loved one.

Had to park my car for just five minutes

I had to go inside to use the phone

When I came back again my car was gone

Well, I didn't know it was a loading zone

What a bummer, I was so brought down

I had to chase that tow truck all over town, yellin'

"Stop draggin' my

Stop draggin' my

Stop draggin' my car around"

Took my baby to the local disco, I was jumpin' like a maniac

But then the owner came and pulled me off the floor

Then he, he took me to his little office in the back

He said, "I really like your snaggletooth necklace

Your pants are groovy, and your hair's okay

But, man, that car of yours is so uncool

Like wow, I'm sorry, but we towed it away!"

Stop draggin' my

Stop draggin' my

Stop draggin' my car around

Now I'm in home, I'm watchin' Gilligan's Island

Guess it's time to trade my old car in

For twenty dollars and my '64 Plymouth

Maybe I could get a second-hand Schwinn

Look out the window, there's tow truck in the driveway

I grabbed the driver and I asked him why

He said, "I'm sorry kid, you're late with the payments

It's time to kiss your little car goodbye"

Stop draggin' my

Stop draggin' my

Stop draggin' my car around

Stop draggin' my car around

Listen, the check's in the mail, no, really

Stop draggin' my car around

Oh man, I just got the hub caps painted

Stop draggin' my car around

Hey! Hey! I left a sandwich in the backseat

Stop draggin' my car around

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