bouffant hair, micro minis, shirt skirts, vidal sassoon geometrical haircuts, flat shoes, bright colours, frosted lipstick, heavy eyeliner and mascara. those were good fashions.
Sounds like the one singing (or wrote lyrics) wanted to be the one to give "her" a ride in a sleek silver ship . went for a ride? Up in the sky??
I have loved this song since I worked in Oldies Radio! I always have said I should have been born before the 60s. I get into this stuff and relate to it more than the modern junk of today!