Road Trip is a 2000 American comedy film written by Todd Phillips and Scot Armstrong and directed by Todd Phillips.
Josh (Breckin Meyer) and Tiffany (Rachel Blanchard) were long time friends but soon high school sweethearts. But they both had to face a long distance relationship when Josh enrolls to University of Ithaca and Tiffany enrolls to the University of Austin. But they made a promise to be true to each other and call each other every day. But when Tiffany doesn't call Josh, nor answering Josh's calls, Josh is worrying that Tiffany is seeing another man (actually, her maternal grandfather died). But to show that he is still in love with her, he makes a daily recorded video blog to her. During Josh's last blog, his friends Rubin Carver (Paulo Costanzo) and Barry Manilow (Tom Green) barge into the video. Barry then keeps checking on Rubin's snake, Mitch, urging Rubin to over-feed Mitch. Josh tells Rubin to mail in his blog tape to Tiffany before leaving to class.
During Josh's class time, Josh is flunking Ancient Philosophy class and needs a B+ on his mid-term to pass the semester. But Josh knows that he will flunk anyway. Still worrying about Tiffany, Josh's friend E.L. (Seann William Scott) encourages Josh to move on to another woman, such as Josh's friend Beth (Amy Smart) at his party. But Jacob, (Anthony Rapp) the teacher's assistant, has a huge crush on Beth and she even knows that Josh likes her. Unbeknownst to Josh, he is being set up by Jacob to fail Ancient Philosophy.
Baby I got love for you
And I appreciate the things you do
But I got no reason to stay
'Cause somehow
We don't seem to work it out
And baby ain't it what it's all about
Think I gotta to take a break
Trying to figure out
Where we be ending up
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
Just for a while I have to let it go
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
I'm taking a road trip
Trying to forget you
City to city but it all
Reminds me of you
I pull down the window
Feeling the wind blow
I need to breathe in something new
All we do is fight
We never work it out
No need to look
Into the rearview mirror
The only thing that's right
Is for us to divide
No need to look back
In the rearview mirror
After all that we've been through
Girl I can't stay mad at you
I just can't stay mad at you
'Cause I've been getting
Pictures in my head
On how I used
To dry those tears you she'd
Still I gotta make a move
Trying to figure out
Where we be ending up
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
Just for a while I have to let it go
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
I'm taking a road trip
Trying to forget you
City to city but it all
Reminds me of you
I pull down the window
Feeling the wind blow
I need to breathe in something new
All we do is fight
We never work it out
No need to look
Into the rearview mirror
The only thing that's right
Is for us to divide
No need to look back
In the rearview mirror
I'm taking a road trip
Trying to forget you
City to city but it all
Reminds me of you
I pull down the window
Feeling the wind blow
I need to breathe in something new
All we do is fight
We never work it out
No need to look
Into the rearview mirror
The only thing that's right
Is for us to divide
No need to look back
Eyes on the red flag No-one in sight
Down on the beach all right
I know I couldn't surf to save my life
Here we go
Summer forever
I've had enough of the snow
So lets go together to that place
Come on lets hit the road
No sleep till sunrise
A new town new show
Road trip to paradise
and Jack Johnson on my stereo
Take heart: cheat the dark
Get driving with the lark
As cities sleep,
Steal a march before the sun
It’s all philosophy
On an open motorway
Chasing break of day
Somewhere on a border town
I’ve packed my ceilidh boots
I’ve got my “once was” looks
I’ve got my tubes and hooks
Reel, drogue, priest and bung
Throw away your fears
Peel away the years
I’ve seen too many leaves
Falling down
‘Cause we’ll get old
Before this night is done
So get far away
So come with me
Everything you see
Is everything you need
Take a road trip
Go soul deep
Unwind: touch the brine
Take some bread: break some wine
I can see the water line
Red below the Lewis sun
Where the ocean rolls
Aboard the ship of souls
The healing wind blows
So why crawl when we can run
Go find your other life
One road: steeper climbs
Where the river winds
Straight into the west
Fade away like rust
Vanish like the dust
‘Cause, baby, tramps like us
were born with cianalas
So come with me
Everything you see
Is everything you need
Take a road trip
Go soul deep
Get free: Believe: Go real
Everything you ever need
Is waiting for you here
Get Free; Believe: Go real
Could this be the living glimpse
Of all that’s meant to be
‘Cause we’ll get old
Before this night is done
So get far away
So come with me
Everything you see
Is everything you need
Take a road trip
Chorus:
Don't stop till you get enough
If it's right for you
Do what you want to do
Do you like what I am doing to you, tell me if it's right
Baby, I'll keep going on, and you know that I'll never stop
If you're sure the partys pumping, and the scene is always jumping
Let's keep going till we reach the top, oh baby, yeah
(chorus)
Now I'm the man to see, if you want to get on down
I can show you the right way to do it
But I can not tell you when or where to start your groove
I can only say baby do what you want to do, yeah
Keep on doing your thing
I want to be your everything
I want to be with you
'cause that's the thing to do
So keep on doing what you want to do
(chorus)
Hey boo, how ya do, spotted you from the back
Pushed up like a mac-- I'm gonna stay in track
I'm looking for a girl that I can wine and dine
Stay close behind and make her all mine
Give her anne klein, pretty suits and boots
Take you on a hot beach and feed you fresh fruits
You think I'm lying, I ain't kidding, I got a good girl
Not forbidden
(chorus)
VERSE
I thought he was my partner
Less than lovers, more than friends
He said it wouldn't last
But like the cosmos, it never ends
They say he's going steady
With some woman that I don't know
I've never met this person
But I think that I should go and say hello
I wish that he'd step back
And weigh his options for what they're worth
She may be smart and pretty
Oh, but our love has orbited the earth
PRECHORUS
I will not let her take my place
I'm in a new kind of space race
CHORUS
But I don't tell my parents
And I don't tell my friends
I just grab some rubber tubing
And I pull on my Depends
And then I drive
It's time for a road trip
I've printed out these letters
That he sent her, and all of that
I've written these directions
To her house, so we might have a little chat
I'll take this airsoft pistol
Should she makes threats against my life
A wig and pepper spray
And this eight inch Gerber folding knife
PRECHORUS
I will not let my man pursue her
Now she will get what's coming to her
CHORUS
BRIDGE
She's just a captain in the Air Force
She's never been in outer space
I guess I'll have to go remind her
That I'm a g**damn astronaut
And she should know her place
I pass through the state border
And I'm welcomed by a sign
I can feel my heart pounding
in my temples - and justice will be mine
She's nowhere in the airport
Then I recognize her car
I see no reason why I should be fearful
I've already come this far
PRECHORUS
I will not let her victimize me
At this point nothing can surprise me
Baby I got love for you
And I appreciate the things you do
But I got no reason to stay
'Cause somehow
We don't seem to work it out
And baby ain't it what it's all about
Think I gotta to take a break
Trying to figure out
Where we be ending up
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
Just for a while I have to let it go
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
I'm taking a road trip
Trying to forget you
City to city but it all
Reminds me of you
I pull down the window
Feeling the wind blow
I need to breathe in something new
All we do is fight
We never work it out
No need to look
Into the rearview mirror
The only thing that's right
Is for us to divide
No need to look back
In the rearview mirror
After all that we've been through
Girl I can't stay mad at you
I just can't stay mad at you
'Cause I've been getting
Pictures in my head
On how I used
To dry those tears you shed
Still I gotta make a move
Trying to figure out
Where we be ending up
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
Just for a while I have to let it go
I have to follow my intuition
Make a decision
I'm taking a road trip
Trying to forget you
City to city but it all
Reminds me of you
I pull down the window
Feeling the wind blow
I need to breathe in something new
All we do is fight
We never work it out
No need to look
Into the rearview mirror
The only thing that's right
Is for us to divide
No need to look back
In the rearview mirror
I'm taking a road trip
Trying to forget you
City to city but it all
Reminds me of you
I pull down the window
Feeling the wind blow
I need to breathe in something new
All we do is fight
We never work it out
No need to look
Into the rearview mirror
The only thing that's right
Is for us to divide
No need to look back
We’re on the road again and there ain’t no time for sleep
Workin real hard cause it’s where we want to be
On nothing but toast and vegemite
The bottle’s getting empty it’ll start a fight -
If we don’t fall asleep in the van
We’ll be looking for some brown sugar
In the hot chocolate -
Spend five hours a day lugging gear
And for what?
So we can play an hour show then do it again –
And we’re travelling on this road to somewhere
Try to get this message home if your still there
And its cold
Tired eyes
Not a day goes by that im not stuck inside
But I know given choice
That there’s no freakin way that I’d trade my place
Well we’re taking this road
And it’s the road that we’re taking
Wasting time while we’re sleeping
When we’re sleeping, time’s wasting
Well we’re doing what we love
And we love what we’re doing
Which makes the sound that we’re giving
And we’re giving the sound
Been sitting in the van for ten hours straight
We gotta keep it movin we don’t wanna be late -
We need a bus cause we got no grunt
Or a new van cause we smashed it up
Pull it over to get some gas
But we figured out that we got no cash -
Spend five hours a day lugging gear
And for what?
He's got one hand on the steering wheel
The other's playing in the wind
And he turns up that song he used to love
But was always embarrassed to admit
And he sings out loud and clear
But only out here.
He's passing up the fruit stands
and tourist traps
He saves his money for convenient-store
coffee, smokes, and gas
Knows a sure-fire way
and has the will of his want
He says, "This time things are gonna be different"
"This time I'm gonna do as I pleases"
He signals right on a random exit
That ol' time warp came into view
He said, "I'll have the 99-cent breakfast
And coffee brewed to wake the dead"
And hands back a sticky menu
The waitress calls him "honey"
My God, she must've worked here
All her life
And he started missing home
'Til he remembered why he'd left,
Sat back and reset his sights
And he wants
The world to hold him like a baby
Never treat him like a child
He thinks his tears are some big secret
The only one kept by the night
Only at night
So he picks a dream--any dream
Follows it for a while then says, "It's just not me"
"No, I'm not running. I'l well on my way"
He still has her picture on his dash
Yeah, that tramp gave back his ring
But every time he's near a pay phone
he's tempted again
He could call as just a friend, lift his voice
and mask his pain
But he won't give her the satisfaction
No, he won't lower himself again.
He says, "This time things are gonna be different"
So he calls me collect about 12 am his time
And he said that job fell through
But there's another one across the line
And I asked, already knowing, if he was okay
And he said, "Yeah. It's just--sometimes..."
So I hugged best I could with words
And with a shrug in his voice
that couldn't fool a stranger
He finally got around to asking,
"Did she ask about me?"