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Beat-Up Pickup Truck

  • Length4:32
  • BPM108
  • LangEnglish
  • Energy

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Lyrics

Verse 1

She’s got two dented doors and a tailgate scarFaded blue paint from a lifetime parked hardCracked windshield catching every county lineBut she never leaves me waiting when I turn that key one time

Pre‑Chorus

The seats are torn, the radio liesBut there’s a little more fight behind those tired eyes

Chorus

She’s got a heart like a beat-up pickup truckBeen knocked around, but she won’t give upRust on the rails, dust in the floorStill pulls me home like she did beforeWhen the whole world says I’ve had enoughShe fires right up on the first turn, every timeYeah, she’s got a heart like a beat-up pickup truckAnd that stubborn heart looks a lot like mine

Verse 2

There’s a coffee-ring stain by the gearshift knobAnd a map folded up from an old lost jobShe’s hauled my hopes through a dozen bad yearsNever asked for much but a little gas and a pair of willing ears

Pre‑Chorus

The tires are thin, the headlights dimBut she knows these back roads better than I ever did

Chorus

She’s got a heart like a beat-up pickup truckBeen knocked around, but she won’t give upRust on the rails, dust in the floorStill pulls me home like she did beforeWhen the whole world says I’ve had enoughShe fires right up on the first turn, every timeYeah, she’s got a heart like a beat-up pickup truckAnd that stubborn heart looks a lot like mine

Bridge

So let the rain come down on that cracked glassLet the years leave another mark as they passSome things don’t shine, they just hold on tightAnd keep carrying you through the nightinstrumental

Final Chorus

She’s got a heart like a beat-up pickup truckBeen knocked around, but she won’t give upDented doors and a weathered frameStill wearing every mile like a badge of her nameWhen the whole world says I’ve had enoughShe fires right up on the first turn, every timeYeah, she’s got a heart like a beat-up pickup truckThat stubborn heart looks a lot like mine

Outro

First turn, every timeStill running, still mineThat stubborn heart looks a lot like mine