Glenn and the Inspection Sticker

🎵 Glenn and the Inspection Sticker (Tight Cut) 🎵 (Talkin’ country / mostly spoken) ⸻ (Spoken Intro) Went down to Sixth… east of Lamar… McMorris Ford… buy me a truck… ⸻ (Verse 1) Picked out a ’72 three-quarter ton, Rain’d us out, so Glenn come along to have something to do, Big Jimmy took my old truck and headed on home, Left me and Glenn there standin’ alone. Waitin’ on papers, end of the day, Whole place closin’ and folks gone away, Then two men walk from the back real slow— Didn’t say what I thought they’d say, though. ⸻ (Verse 2) “Inspection sticker’s missin’ out of the book, Nobody leaves till we get it back.” I laughed it off, said, “That ain’t right…” Then I looked at Glenn—didn’t feel so light. “Glenn, if you took it, give it here.” Thought it was a joke… or a bad idea. He pulled that hat off, calm and slick— Reached in the band… produced that sticker. ⸻ (Chorus) Ohhh Glenn… you don’t even try, Stand there steady with that look in your eye… Hat comes off and there it is— No explainin’ a thing like this… When things go sideways just a little bit quicker, Somehow Glenn’s got the inspection sticker. ⸻ (Verse 3) I felt small as a man can feel, All that talkin’ just got real, ‘Bout trucks and business and comin’ back— Now I’m standin’ there off the track. Pulled him outside, said, “Go on ahead, Wait up on Lamar like I said.” Went back in, did what I could— Said, “I fired him… wish I had good help.” ⸻ (Verse 4) They just nodded like they’d seen it before, Signed my papers, rolled me out the door, Headed west toward Oak Hill Didn’t say much for a little time… Then Glenn said, “That old Ford won’t pass, Too much wrong—ain’t built to last, Needed a sticker… couldn’t get one…” I just drove on… didn’t say none. ⸻ (Final Chorus) Ohhh Glenn… you’re hard to explain, Ain’t much sense but you don’t complain… You take your chances, do what you do, And let the rest fall where it falls on you… And if rules get tight and times get stricter, You can bet Glenn’s got the inspection sticker. ⸻ (Outro – spoken) After that… I just didn’t take Glenn with me… Back to McMorris Ford.