Taxi Driver (song)

Infobox Single
Name = Taxi Driver


Artist = Gym Class Heroes
from Album = The Papercut Chronicles and The Papercut EP
Released = 2004
23 October, 2004 (UK)
Recorded = 2004
Genre = Rock, Hip-Hop
Length = 1:59
Label = Decaydance, Fueled By Ramen
Writer = Travis McCoy
Producer = Travis McCoy
Last single = -
This single = "Taxi Driver"
(2004)
Next single = "Papercuts"
(2005)

"Taxi Driver" is a song by Gym Class Heroes. The song was first released on "The Papercut EP", but was also included on the full-length and much more widely-released "The Papercut Chronicles". The song is known for its unique lyrics in which frontman, Travis McCoy, namechecks 27 other bands and artists that Gym Class Heroes enjoy.

Lyrics

I took cutie for a ride in my death cab.
She tipped me with a kiss, I dropped her off at the meth lab.
Before she left, she made a dashboard confessional
And spilled her guts in cursive. But what's worse is

I can still see her bright eyes like sunny day real estate.
Oh my, and the funny way the ceiling tastes
So high, but no chance,
My little chemical romance left a bad taste in my mouth.

But I approached her like, “Hey Mercedes, why the long face?
Why you cryin’? No need,
Just put on this Coheed and fall out...
Boy meets girl, jimmy eat world,
But schlep eats pills 'til he's all out.”

Not once, not twice, she was thrice times a lady
Acting all brand new but I had to
Bounce over to the postal services to
Pick up these pills to take care of my nervousness and

On the way I saw planes and mistook 'em for stars
She played games but she took 'em too far
At the drive in watching soft porn
And you could tell by the trail of the dead
that there was something in the popcorn.

Hopped in my cab destination midtown
Just to get up with some kids that like to get down.
I made my rounds and that was that
In between the frowns and scraps and heart attacks.

And I remember, I seen her ass in early November
On a Thursday, Taking Back Sunday for a refund
She shot a wink like 'No hard feelings'
Then she jetted to Brazil, man, them pills had me spun.

Yea it's the story of the year right here,
This is hot water music, you can cook your ramen to it…

Referenced Bands (In order of mention)

*Death Cab for Cutie
*Kiss (band)
*Dashboard Confessional
*Cursive
*Bright Eyes
*Sunny Day Real Estate
*My Chemical Romance
*Hey Mercedes
*Coheed and Cambria
*Fall Out Boy
*Boy Meets Girl
*Jimmy Eat World
*Thrice
*Brand New
*The Postal Service
*Planes Mistaken for Stars
*At the Drive-In
*...And You Will Know Us by the Trail of Dead
*Midtown
*The Get Up Kids
*Scraps & Heart Attacks
*The Early November
*Thursday
*Taking Back Sunday
*Jets to Brazil
*Story of the Year
*Hot Water Music

They also mention their recording label, Fueled by Ramen, in the last line.