[Verse 1] Papa parked it by the shed Green paint faded thin Sun hit that hood like a prayer Rust climbed up its skin I’d climb the tire, reach for the wheel Hear that engine start Forty Series, old and proud Carried half this farm [Verse 2] Pulled a plow through frozen ground Dragged hay in the rain Never asked for much at all Just kept hauling weight Now the seat is split and low The lights are dim and worn Still that little diesel hum Gets the morning born [Chorus] Forty series still work Still work to this day Forty series still work It just won’t quit on me When the fields go quiet And the world feels cold That old green heart keeps beatin’ Like it did back home [Verse 3] Mama says she hears it too When the barn door shakes Like the years can’t take a thing That a true workhorse makes I put my hand on that steel Feel the rough and worn Some things leave you in the dust Some things pull you on [Bridge] Now the young ones call it old But I just smile and nod ’Cause there’s a kind of lasting love You can bolt to iron and dust And when the sky turns heavy gray I know where I’ll go Back to that faithful engine And the road it showed [Chorus] Forty series still work Still work to this day Forty series still work It just won’t quit on me When the fields go quiet And the world feels cold That old green heart keeps beatin’ Like it did back home [Outro] Yeah, it still runs Yeah, it still holds Forty Series, old friend You don’t know how much you’ve done
