*First line is the band name. 1972. Trio of Americans formed this band after they met in the UK. This song appeared on their debut album. Writer Dewey Bunnell also says he remembered his childhood travels through the Arizona and New Mexico desert when his family lived at Vandenberg Air Force Base. The song was "a metaphor for a vehicle to get away from life's confusion into a quiet, peaceful place". A work by Salvador Dali was also an inspiration for the song.