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[ti:Drive (For Daddy Gene)] |
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[ar:Alan Jackson] |
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It was painted red the stripe was white |
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It was 18 feet from the bow to stern light |
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Secondhand from a dealer in Atlanta |
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I rode up with daddy when he went there to get her |
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We put on a shine put on a motor |
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Built out of love and made for the water |
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Ran her for years til＇ the transom got rotten |
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A piece of my childhood will never be forgoten |
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It was just an old plywood boat |
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With a 75 Johnson with electric choke |
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A young boy two hands on the wheel |
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I can＇t replace the way it made me feel |
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And I would turn her sharp |
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And I would make it whine |
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He＇d say ＇＇You can＇t beat the way a old wood boat rides ＇＇ |
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Just a little lake cross the Alabama line |
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But I was king of the ocean |
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When Daddy let me drive |
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Just an old half ton short bed Ford |
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My Uncle bought new in 64 |
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Daddy got it right ＇cause the engine was smoking |
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A couple of burnt valves and he had it going |
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He＇d let me drive her when we haul off a load |
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Down a dirt strip where we＇d dump trash off of Thickpen Road |
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I＇d sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedels |
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Smiling like a hero who just received his medal |
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It was just an old hand me down Ford |
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With 3 speed on the column and a dent in the door |
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A young boy two hands on the wheel |
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I can＇t replace the way it made me feel and |
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I would press that clutch |
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And I would keep it right |
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He would say a little slower son |
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Your doing just fine |
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Just a dirt road with trash on each side |
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But I was Mario Andretti |
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When Daddy let me drive |
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I＇m grown up now |
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Three daughters of my own |
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I let them drive my old jeep |
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Across the pasture at our home |
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Maybe one day they＇ll reach back in their file |
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And pull out that old memory |
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And think of me and smile |
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And say |
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It was just an old worn out jeep |
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Rusty old floor boards |
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Hot on my feet |
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A young girl two hands on the wheel |
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I can＇t replace the way it made me feel |
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And he＇d say |
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＇＇Turn it left and steer it right |
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Straighten up girl now you＇re doing just fine ＇＇ |
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Just a little valley by the river where we＇d ride |
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But I was high on a mountain |
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When Daddy let me drive |
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Daddy let me drive |
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Oh he let me drive |
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It＇s just an old plywood boat |
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With a 75 johnson |
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And electric choke |
