Bruce Springsteen frequently refers to women as “girls” in his music and while he found freedom and mobility behind the wheel, he generally imagined women in the passenger seat (or the back seat).
“The key to the universe : Springsteen, masculinity, and the car” / by Katherine Parkin. Found in Bruce Springsteen and the American soul : essays on the songs and influence of a cultural icon, edited by David Izzo
Happy Birthday Bruce!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFV0UdIYwRg
