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Artist: Rush
Track: Red Barchetta

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My uncle has a country place
That no one knows about
He says it used to be a farm
Before the Motor Law
And now on Sundays, I elude the eyes
And hop the turbine freight
To far outside the wire where my
White-haired uncle waits

Jump to the ground as the turbo slows
To cross the borderline
Run like the wind as excitement shivers
Up and down my spine
But down in his barn
My uncle preserved for me
An old machine
For fifty-odd years
To keep it as new
Has been his dearest dream

I strip away the old debris
That hides a shining car
A brilliant Red Barchetta
From a better vanished time
We'll fire up the willing engine
Responding with a roar
Tires spitting gravel
I commit my weekly crime

Wind
In my hair
Shifting and drifting
Mechanical music
Adrenaline surge

Well-oiled leather
Hot metal and oil
The scented country air

Sunlight on chrome
The blur of the landscape
Every nerve aware

Suddenly ahead of me
Across the mountainside
A gleaming alloy air-car
Shoots towards me two lanes wide
Oh, I spin around with shrieking tires
To run the deadly race
Go screaming through the valley
As another joins the chase

Ride like the wind
Straining the limits
Of machine and man
Laughing out loud with fear and hope
I've got a desperate plan

At the one-lane bridge
I leave the giants stranded
At the riverside
Race back to the farm
To dream with my uncle
At the fireside
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Rush – Red Barchetta
“Red Barchetta” is the story of a car chase in an Orwellian future. The song’s narrator seeks to escape urban dystopia by driving an illegal antique motor car around the
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Rush - Red Barchetta Lyrics
Rush "Red Barchetta": My uncle has a country place That no one knows about He says it used to be a farm Before the Motor L...
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Lyrics for Red Barchetta by Rush. My uncle has a country place That no one knows about He says it used to be a farm Before t...
Rush - Red Barchetta translation in Spanish
Spanish translation of lyrics for Red Barchetta by Rush. My uncle has a country place That no one knows about He says it used to be a farm Before t...
Rush - Red Barchetta translation in Italian
Italian translation of lyrics for Red Barchetta by Rush. My uncle has a country place No one knows about He says it used to be a farm Before the "M...
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Red Barchetta” by Rush?
“Red Barchetta” by Rush was written by Alex Lifeson, Neil Peart & Geddy Lee.
Q:When did Rush release “Red Barchetta”?
Rush released “Red Barchetta” on February 12, 1981.
Q:When did Rush release “Red Barchetta [Exit...Stage Left]”?
Rush released “Red Barchetta [Exit...Stage Left]” on October 29, 1981.
Q:Who wrote “Red Barchetta” by Prototype (Rock)?
“Red Barchetta” by Prototype (Rock) was written by Neil Peart, Alex Lifeson & Geddy Lee.
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