Song information On this page you can find the lyrics of the song Drive (For Daddy Gene), artist - Alan Jackson. Date of issue: 04.08.2016
Song language: English
Drive (For Daddy Gene) |
| It was painted red the stripe was white |
| It was 18 feet from the bow to stern light |
| Secondhand 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 motor |
| Built out of love, and made for the water |
| Ran her for years, til' the transom got rotten |
| A piece of my childhood will never be forgoten |
| 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 would make it whine |
| He'd say, "You can't beat the way a old wood boat rides" |
| Just a little lake cross 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 burnt valves and he had it going |
| He'd let me drive her when we haul off a load |
| Down a dirt strip where we'd dump trash off of Thigpen Road |
| I'd sit up in the seat and stretch my feet out to the pedels |
| 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 would say a little slower son |
| Your doing just fine |
| Just a dirt road with trash on each side |
| But I was Mario Andretti |
| When Daddy let me drive |
| I'm 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 floor boards |
| 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 |
| It's just an old plywood boat |
| With a 75 johnson |
| And electric choke |