[Verse 1] ’71 Chevy C-10, two-tone down to the trim Green hood, white cab, freckles of rust on the rim Cold start in the dark with a rough little shake Then it settles in slow for the day I gotta make [Chorus] That old C-10 leans into the load Four-speed clutch and a crackling radio Mud on the boards, hay in the bed Carried me through where the hard work led Horses out back, cows by the lane Scuffed-up dash and a shifter stained Ain’t polished up, but it brings me back home That two-tone truck and the roads I know [Verse 2] Fence-row miles with a straw bale tied in tight A dog in the bed and the dust in the light I learned the truck by the sounds it would keep The squeak in the door, the way the tires would creep Past the cattle gap, past the sagging red barn Every rattle had a name on that old farm [Chorus] That old C-10 leans into the load Four-speed clutch and a crackling radio Mud on the boards, hay in the bed Carried me through where the hard work led Horses out back, cows by the lane Scuffed-up dash and a shifter stained Ain’t polished up, but it brings me back home That two-tone truck and the roads I know [Verse 3] Winter mornings with a crust on the grass Breath on the windshield, scraping just to pass Frozen ground under those bald old tires Cab heater ticking like a stack of wires I'd warm my hands on a coffee cup lid And watch that fence line where the hawks would hide [Chorus] That old C-10 leans into the load Four-speed clutch and a crackling radio Mud on the boards, hay in the bed Carried me through where the hard work led Horses out back, cows by the lane Scuffed-up dash and a shifter stained Ain’t polished up, but it brings me back home That two-tone truck and the roads I know [Verse 4] Friday after supper, I’d rinse off the grime Fix the small stuff one more time My girl hops in with her work boots on Says, “Don’t sell this thing, just keep it strong” [Chorus] That old C-10 leans into the load Four-speed clutch and a crackling radio Mud on the boards, hay in the bed Carried me through where the hard work led Horses out back, cows by the lane Scuffed-up dash and a shifter stained Ain’t polished up, but it brings me back home That two-tone truck and the roads I know [Bridge] There’s a porch bulb glowing in the rearview glass And a whole summer I can’t quite pass Dad at the gate, my brother in the bed The miles come back when that old motor’s fed Cab feels tighter than it did back then Still, that engine pulls me there again [Chorus] That old C-10 leans into the load Four-speed clutch and a crackling radio Mud on the boards, hay in the bed Carried me through where the hard work led Horses out back, cows by the lane Scuffed-up dash and a shifter stained Ain’t polished up, but it brings me back home That two-tone truck and the roads I know [Outro] Now the keys hang quiet on a nail by the door The tank’s near empty, and it won’t haul anymore Let it rest where it stands, let the weeds take the seam That old truck did its work and it carried my dreams When the chrome turns dull and the cab fills with dust It’s the last of the miles, and it got us where it must
