Alan Jackson Drive lyrics

It was painted red, the stripe was white
It was 18 feet and without a stern light
Second-hand from a dealer in Atlanta
I rode up with daddy, when he went there to get it

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

It was just an old plywood boat
With a '75 Johnson with 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'd make it wide
He'd say "You can't beat 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 right, 'cause the engine was smoking
A couple of burned valves and he had it going
He'd let me drive her and we'd haul off a load
Down a dirt strip where we dumped trash off the Thickpen Road
I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedals
Smiling like a hero who just received his medal

It was just an old handed-down Ford
With three-speed on the column and a dent in the door
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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'd keep it riding
He'd say "A little slower son, you're doing just fine"
Just a dirt road with trash on each side but I was merrily and ready…

When daddy let me drive

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

And say "It was just an old worn-out jeep
Rusty old floorboards, 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, now steer it right
Straighten up girl now you're doing just fine'
Just a little valley by the river where we'd drive
But I was high on a mountain…"

When daddy let me drive
When daddy let me drive
Oh, he let me drive

It was just an old plywood boat
With a '75 Johnson with electric choke