The main riff was written in Houghton, Michigan when Cameron woke up from a dream with the riff in his head. The guitar solo was recorded outside the MTU studio in Andrew's rented house. The bass solo was the first recorded for the record. One of the earliest songs recorded for the album.
lyrics
I'm taking off
And you can't come cause I don't know where I'm going
I don't know
I've got to go
I've always known that I would need to see the man
And talk him down
CHORUS
I was in the Backseat
That's when I knew
I was in the Backseat
I have a lot to do
CHORUS
There will be more time
I'll build my compound in the sky, or at least somewhere dry
They're all coming along
I hope I can afford it with this song
I know it's a pipe dream