Reader question:
There is a Willie Nelson song titled Hands on the Wheel. What does it mean, "hands on the wheel"?
My comments:
From the web, I've got the lyrics to the song:
At a time when the world seems to be spinning hopelessly out of control,
There's deceivers and believers and old in-betweeners,
That seem to have no place to go.
Well, it's the same old song, it's right and it's wrong,
And living is just something that I do.
And with no place to hide, I looked in your eyes,
And I found myself in you.
I looked to the stars, tried all of the bars.
And I've nearly gone up in smoke.
Now my hand's on the wheel, I've something that's real,
And I feel like I'm going home.
…
Mesmerizing, isn't it?
In "hands on the wheel", the wheel refers to the steering wheel of a vehicle, not the four tyres touching ground. Apparently this term springs from the car culture. When you drive a car and you have your hands on the wheel, that means, well, they're in the right place. In other words you're doing the right thing. With hands on the wheel, you are in control. You have a sense of direction, as the Nelson sings, you "have something that's real", and you "feel like going home".
You don't want to have your hands off the wheel, obviously. I don't drive, but I'm sure people who do (drive) don't (have their hands off the wheel).
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