Stickshifts and safetybelts,
  Bucket seats have all got to go.
  When we're driving in the car,
  It makes my baby seem so far.
  I need you here with me,
  Not way over in a bucket seat.
  I need you to be here with me,
  Not way over in a bucket seat.
  But when we're driving in my Malibu,
  It's easy to get right next to you.
  I say, "Baby, scoot over, please."
  And then she's right there next to me.
  I need you here with me,
  Not way over in a bucket seat.
  I need you to be here with me,
  Not way over in a bucket seat.
    Well a lot of good cars are Japanese.
  But when we're driving far,
  I need my baby,
  I need my baby next to me.
    Well, stickshifts and safetybelts,
  Bucket seats have all got to go.
  When we're driving in the car,
  It makes my baby seem so far.
  I need you here with me,
  Not way over in a bucket seat.
  I need you to be here with me,
  Not way over in a bucket seat.