<P> The song is sung from the viewpoint of a girl with roller skates trying to attract the attention of a boy . </P> <P> In an interview with Examiner.com, Melanie described what she claimed was the inspiration for the song: "I was fasting with a 27 - day fast on water . I broke the fast and went back to my life living in New Jersey and we were going to a flea market around six in the morning . On the way back...and I had just broken the fast, from the flea market, we passed a McDonald's and the aroma hit me, and I had been a vegetarian before the fast . So we pulled into the McDonald's and I got the whole works...the burger, the shake, and the fries...and no sooner after I finished that last bite of my burger...that song was in my head . The aroma brought back memories of roller skating and learning to ride a bike and the vision of my dad holding the back fender of the tire . And me saying to my dad ...' You're holding, you're holding, you're holding, right?' Then I'd look back and he wasn't holding and I'd fall . So that whole thing came back to me and came out in this song ." </P> <P> The song has been described as folk music, pop music, and soft rock . </P> <P> Many listeners detect sexual innuendo in the lyrics, with the key in its lock thought to symbolize sexual intercourse, or in phrases such as "I go pretty far" and "I've been all around the world". Another common viewpoint is that the song is an innocent reflection upon the typical workings of a child's mind regarding their possessions (in this case, quad skates and the associated key essential for tightening / loosening a locking clamp on the skates). </P>

I've got a brand new pair of roller skates commercial