Story Behind The Song

A song about learning to love your old truck

Song Description

A song about learning to love your old truck

Lyrics

Didn't want that rusty Chevy sitting in my drive
Dad said "Son, you'll need her if you plan to get by"
Paint was faded, engine rattled, seats were torn apart
Never thought that old machine would find its way into my heart

But Old Blue, you carried me through
Good times and bad times too
Down every road we'd ride Old Blue, you're by my side
Got the keys to my heart, been together from the start

First few months I cursed her name when she wouldn't start
Left me stranded twice downtown, nearly broke my heart
But she got me to my first job, hauling hay all summer long
Started seeing past the dust, maybe I'd been wrong

'Cause Old Blue, you carried me through
Good times and bad times too
Down every road we'd ride Old Blue, you're by my side
Got the keys to my heart, been together from the start

Now she's sitting in my driveway, twenty years gone by
Still starts up most mornings, still catches my eye
Kids ask why I keep her when she's showing her age
But Old Blue holds the keys to every memory I've made

Drove her to the hospital when mama took sick
Through that blizzard Christmas Eve when the roads were slick
Helped me move my family when the baby came
Every mile we've shared together, nothing's been the same

Old Blue, you carried me through
Good times and bad times too
All those years, all those miles Old Blue, you made me smile
Through the good and through the bad, best truck that I ever had

Sometimes she's covered in mud and other times she shines
But sweet old blue's purring engine still revs in this heart of mine