[Verse 1] Parked by the barn, bent in the heat Green paint faded, dust on the seats My granddad swore it could pull all day Allison Chalmers, make your own way Rust on the hood, sweat on the brow Still wakes the whole field when I turn it now Chain on the sprocket, blade in the rye Old iron promise, never ask why [Pre-Chorus] I grab that wheel And the whole yard hums You know that sound When the long day comes [Chorus] Allison Chalmers, run Allison Chalmers, run Cut through the gold Before the rain comes down Allison Chalmers, run Allison Chalmers, run Keep that old heart rolling On the edge of town [Verse 2] Milk crate tools and a cracked red rag Fuel cap loose and a bent-up tag Mornings start with a cough and a roar Then that harvest line crawls out the door Mama brings cold tea, says “don’t be late” We count the rows till the sun gets straight Every field got a story to tell Mine’s in the rattle and the ring of the shell [Pre-Chorus] I grab that wheel And the whole yard hums You know that sound When the long day comes [Chorus] Allison Chalmers, run Allison Chalmers, run Cut through the gold Before the rain comes down Allison Chalmers, run Allison Chalmers, run Keep that old heart rolling On the edge of town [Bridge] I swear I hear him in the grind Hands on the fender, nodding in time If this old machine could talk to me It’d say “boy, don’t quit on me” [Final Chorus] Allison Chalmers, run Allison Chalmers, run Cut through the gold Before the rain comes down Allison Chalmers, run Allison Chalmers, run Keep that old heart rolling On the edge of town (Allison Chalmers)
