[Intro] They call me a boat. That's cute. [Verse 1] Started with a joke down around Pickwick way, Marshall saw that name and it kinda stuck that day. One crooked little story turned into my name, Then Chickamauga morning made the whole thing real again. Decal on my side, sunrise coming through, Matt standing back like, "Well... that'll do." But neither one of us knew what we'd become, How many lakes we'd cross, how many miles we'd run. [Chorus] I ain't just a boat, I carry more than gear. Every stupid story, Every damn good year. Every sunrise run, Every friend that's come aboard. You can price the fiberglass, But you can't price what I hold. Call me Crooked Hooker, That's the name they gave to me. I ain't just a boat anymore— I'm part of the family. [Verse 2] I've carried Granddaddy, Mushy, Happy Happy too, Marshall fixing something Matt probably shouldn't do. T telling stories, everybody talking trash, Somebody losing something every time we make a cast. I've heard that laughter bouncing off the lake, Seen grown men celebrate a two-pound mistake. I've watched good days turn bad and bad days turn gold, Funny how the worst trips make the best stories told. [Chorus] I ain't just a boat, I carry more than gear. Every stupid story, Every damn good year. Largemouth in the grass, Smallmouth when we roam. Every mile behind that truck Feels a little more like home. [Bridge] Scratches? I've got 'em. Stories? Even more. And every mark means We went somewhere worth going. [Verse 3] One day these screens will all be old, Every shiny piece of gear gets bought and sold. But pictures keep talking and these songs still play, And somebody remembers what happened that day. That's why Matt built a place to put it all, The fish we caught, the ones we lost, the people we call. Because someday a memory might be all that's left— And I've been carrying those Every trip we've made yet. [Final Chorus] I ain't just a boat, Never really was. I'm Thursday nights and road-trip lights And doing it just because. I'm every friend who took that seat, Every laugh across the water. Call me Crooked Hooker— But don't call me Just a boat.
