LYRICS
Use A− / A+ to adjust text sizeDrive (For Daddy Gene)
was painted red, the stripe was whitewas eighteen feet from bow to stern litewas second hand from a dealer in atlantaI rode up with daddy when he went up to get herput on a shine put on a motorbuilt out of love and made for waterran her for years til the transom got rottena piece of my childhood will never be forgotten[Chorus]It was just an old plywood boot,a 75 johnson with an electric chokea young boy two hands on the wheelI cant replace the way it made me feeland I would turn her sharp and Id make it whinean he'd say: you cant beat the way an old wood boat ridesjust a little lake cross the Alabama linebut I was king of the ocean when daddy let me... drive[Verse 2]just an old half ton short Bedfordthat my uncle bought new in 64daddy got it ridin 'cause the engine was smokin'a couple of burnt valves and he had it goin'he let me drive her and wed haul off a loaddown a dirt strip were we'd dump trash off the thick end roadI'd set up in the seat stretch my feet out to the pedalssmilin' like a hero who'd just receiveds his medal[Chorus]it was just an old hand me down fordwith three speed on the column and a dent in the doora young boy with two hands on the wheelI cant describe the way it made me feelI would press that clutch and I would keep it ridingand he'd say: a little slower son you're doin' just finejust an old dirt road with trash on each sidebut I was Mario Andretti when daddy let me... drive[Bridge]I'm grown up now three daughters of my ownI let em drive my old jeep across the pasture at our homemaybe one day theyll reach back in their fileand pull out that old memory and think of me and smile and say[Chorus]it was just an old worn out jeepwith rusted out floorboards hot on my feeta young girl two hands on the wheelI cant replace the way it made me feelan he'd say turn it left and steer it rightstraighten up girl now you're doin' just finejust a little valley by the river where we'd ridebut I was high on the mountain when daddy let me... drive
LETROU FEATURE
Stage Mode
Large text, automatic scrolling and fullscreen for singing or practice.
FIND ANOTHER SONG
Find a song
Search by title or artist.
SINGER CENTER
Open tools →Train your voice
Breathing, warm-ups, pitch and vocal range.