Blue Velvet - Mr. #1 Who Drove The #3 Lyrics

[Chorus:]
He drove hard and
He drove fast all the time
Looking for the checkered
Flag at the line
Any way that he could get there
Is the way that it would be
To Mr. Number One
Who drove the Number Three

Daytona to Talladago
In M I S to Pocono
Each week a different down
Another race another show
From the northland to the southland
Sea to shining sea
Most loved but some still hated
The site of Number 3

[Repeat Chorus:]

A rough and tough driver
From the Carolina hills
Who traveled near and far
To give his fans a thrill
When the race got hot and heavy
There you'd find "Big E"
He was the "Intimidator"
Who drove the Number 3

[Repeat Chorus:]

18th of February
Just before his final race
He was laughing, joking feeling good
His mind was on first place
So he hugged his son kissed his wife
Climbed in to Number 3
The mighty roar of horsepower
Was the sound that set him free

499 down, one more mile to go
Number 15, 8 and 3
Were lined up in a row
Then suddenly it happened
With a quarter mile to go
15 and 8 came one two
But 3 did not show

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Forever our champion
Who drove the number 3