When Daddy Let Me Drive Lyrics - Alan Jackson

It was painted red 

It's stripe was white 

It was 18 feet 

From the bow to the stern light 

2nd hand from a dealer in Atlanta 

I rode up with daddy 

When he went there to get her 

Put on a shine 

Put on a motor 

Built out of love 

And made for water 

Ran it for years 

Till the transom got rotton 

A piece of my childhood that'll never be forgotten 

It was, just an old plywood boat 

75 johnson with electric choke 

A young boy, two hands on the wheel 

I cant replace the way it made me feel 

And I would turn it shore line, and, make it wide 

He'd say, ya 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 

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Just an old 1/2 ton, short-bed Ford 

My uncle bought new, in '64 

Daddy got it right 

Cause the engine was smokin' 

Couple of burnt valves and he had it goin' 

He'd let me drive her when we'd haul off a load 

Down a dirt strip, where we'd dump trash 

Off of Thickpin Road 

I would sit on the seat 

And stretch my feet out to the pedals 

Smiling like a hero that 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 

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A young boy, 2 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 right 

He'd say a lil' slower son you're doin' just fine 

Just a dirt road with trash on each side 

But I was Mario Andretti 

When daddy let me drive 

Im grown up now 3 daughters of my own 

I let 'em drive my old jeep 

Cross 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's just an old worn out jeep 

With rusty ole 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 now, and steer it right 

Straighten up girl now, you're doin' just fine 

Just a lil' 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 

She's just an old plywood boat with a 75 johnson n'electric choke