'74 Ford truck, rusted out an' beat up.
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Fire-engine red, been a part of the family for years.
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I was sixteen, it was my turn.
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Four on the floor an' I had learn,
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So my brother took me out to teach me how to shift those gears.
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With a tear in his eye, he handed me the keys.
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Says: "Truck's got quite a history.
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"Over the years it's been really good to me."
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"There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate,
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"Bumpin' on the bumper,
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"Steam on the windows: ain't no wonder,
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"There's dents in the hoods, an' the shocks ain't good.
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"Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed:
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"I seen a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed,
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"Girls an' a few other things I can't say:
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"There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate,
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"Oh, that's right, oh."
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Got a grille guard, foglights.
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Custom paint an' every Friday night,
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I'm trollin' down Main Street showin' off the new chrome wheels.
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We take a rough ride (Rough ride.)
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Down a dirt road (Down a dirt road.)
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To my Grandaddy's farm an' we unload,
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An' drove, the doors wide open an' crank up the stero.
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It's better than a club or a honky-tonk,
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An' we can hang out just as long as we want.
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I think I undertsand what my brother was talkin' about.
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'Cause there's a lotta tail on the tailgate,
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Bumpin' on the bumper,
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Steam on the windows, ain't no wonder,
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There's dents in the hood an' the shocks ain't good.
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Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed,
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There's a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed,
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Girls an' a few other things I can't say:
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There's a lotta tail on the tailgate:
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Whoo, that's right.
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(Oh, show 'em what you got. baby.
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(Whoo, hah, let it go boys.)
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There's a lotta tail on the tailgate,
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Bumpin' on the bumper,
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Steam on the windows: ain't no wonder,
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There's dents in the hood an' the shocks ain't good.
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Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed:
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There's a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed,
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Girls an' a few other things I can't say:
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There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate:
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Whoo, yeah, baby.
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That ain't what you're thinkin'.
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Oh, now some of y'all take that out of your minds.
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It ain't that.
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That's where people sit!
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Hello, do I have to explain it to you?
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You think it's way down in the gutter.
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Oh yeah.
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Tail on the Tailgate
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| Neal McCoy |
