In the first single she released, Olivia Rodrigo describes driving in the suburbs three times:

But today I drove through the suburbs / Cryin’ ’cause you weren’t around

Yeah, today I drove through the suburbs / ‘Cause how could I ever love someone else?

Today I drove through the suburbs / And pictured I was driving home to you

These lyrics put together some themes about the American suburbs. The need to drive around as this is the preferred and often only mode of transportation in sprawling areas. The expectation of living in a suburban house or living in suburban settings as a couple or family. And being a teenager in the American suburbs with the ability to focus on relationships and driving, amid everything else that is going on in the world.