[Verse 1] I found it under tarps in the shed Little blue block, red dirt everywhere Old man said, “Son, that thing’s a beast” I just grinned and cracked a cold one there It had a skinny little heartbeat And a screamin’ habit in its bones While the big blocks brayed like mules at dawn That slick thing sang all on its own [Pre-Chorus] Took a wrench to the morning light Got grease on my Levi seam One turn of the key, and she woke up mean Like a young fool chasin’ a dream [Chorus] Wankel rotary, spin me free Little round fire in a square old need Wankel rotary, bark and shine You’re a red-dirt rocket in a pickup life (Wankel rotary) (Wankel rotary) [Verse 2] Buddy said, “That’ll never haul hay” I said, “Watch that needle climb” We rolled past the barn with the tailgate down And left him coughin’ in the dust behind It don’t sound like the other boys It don’t walk like the rest But when that thing pulls past five grand Lord, it sure knows how to confess [Pre-Chorus] Took a wrench to the afternoon With a rag and a prayer and spite One turn of the key, and she came alive Like a porch-screen shake on a Friday night [Chorus] Wankel rotary, spin me free Little round fire in a square old need Wankel rotary, bark and shine You’re a red-dirt rocket in a pickup life (Wankel rotary) (Wankel rotary) [Bridge] Now the county fair kids point and grin When I roll by slow and low Ain’t a chrome-bed dream or a big-block brag Just a weird little thing I know [Final Chorus] Wankel rotary, spin me free Little round fire in a square old need Wankel rotary, bark and shine You’re a red-dirt rocket in a pickup life Wankel rotary, run all night Two little seals and a wild-ass heart inside (Wankel rotary) (Wankel rotary)
