Alan Jackson - Drive Lyrics

It was painted red, the stripe was white
It was 18 feet from bow to stern light
It was 2nd hand, from a dealer in Atlanta
I rode up with Daddy when he went there to get her

We put on a shine, put on a border
Built out of love, but made for the water
We ran her for years, 'til the transim got rotten
A piece of my childhood will never be forgotten

It was just an old plywood boat
A '75 Johnson, an electric choke
A young boy, two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel

And I would turn her sharp and I would make it wide
He'd say, "You can't be the way, an old wood boat rides
Just a little lake across the Alabama line"
But I was king of the ocean when Daddy let me drive

Just an old half ton, short bed Ford
My Uncle bought new in '64
Daddy got it ridin' 'cause the engine was smoking
A couple of burnt valves and he had it going

He'd let me drive her when we haul off a load
On a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of thick pin road
I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet to the pedals
Smiling like a hero who just received his medal

It was just an old hand-me-down Ford
With 3 speed on the column and a dent in the door
A young boy, two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel

And I would press that clutch and I would keep it right
He'd say, "Just a little slower son, you're doing just fine"
Just a little dirt road with trash on each side
But I was Mario Andretti when Daddy let me drive

I'm all grown up now, 3 daughters of my own
I let them drive my old jeep across the pasture at our home
Maybe one day they'll reach back in their file
And pull out that old memory and think of me and smile and say

It was just an old worn out jeep
Rusty old four doors, hot on my feet
A young girl, two hands on the wheel
I can't replace the way it made me feel

And he'd say, "Turn it left, and steer it right
Straighten up girl, now you're doing just fine"
Just a little valley by the river where we'd ride
But I was high on a mountain when Daddy let me drive
Daddy let me drive
Oh he let me drive

She's just old plywood boat with a '75 Johnson
And electric choke