We laughed and joked in the cab of his truck Just my brother and me The night before he shipped out overseas A leatherneck, jar head marine He said, "The radiator leaksAnd the timing belt is worn" But the heart and soul of this old beat up truck Is the dashboard It's seen a lot of tan legs Got a kick ass radio Heard a lot of singing along To some country songs and rock 'n' roll Got a .38 bullet hole Courtesy of Kate Tillman's dad A lot of scotch tape marks From holding timeless photographs He said, "If I don't come backYou can have this FordJust tape a picture of meOn the dashboard" He said, "The paint is peeling off" It's got dents in both the doors If something happens to me Don't hang a for sale sign above the dashboard It's seen a lot of tan legs Got a kick ass radio Heard a lot of singing along To some country songs and rock 'n' roll Got a .38 bullet hole Courtesy of Kate Tillman's dad A lot of scotch tape marks From holding timeless photographs He said, "If I don't come backYou can have this FordJust tape a picture of meOn the dashboard" I had the engine overhauled A paint job and brand new chrome I had her washed and waxed Sitting in the drive the day that he came home I said, "Here's your keys, she's all yoursI fixed everything but the dashboard"
We laughed and joked in the cab of his truck Just my brother and me The night before he shipped out overseas A leatherneck, jar head marine He said, "The radiator leaksAnd the timing belt is worn" But the heart and soul of this old beat up truck Is the dashboard It's seen a lot of tan legs Got a kick ass radio Heard a lot of singing along To some country songs and rock 'n' roll Got a .38 bullet hole Courtesy of Kate Tillman's dad A lot of scotch tape marks From holding timeless photographs He said, "If I don't come backYou can have this FordJust tape a picture of meOn the dashboard" He said, "The paint is peeling off" It's got dents in both the doors If something happens to me Don't hang a for sale sign above the dashboard It's seen a lot of tan legs Got a kick ass radio Heard a lot of singing along To some country songs and rock 'n' roll Got a .38 bullet hole Courtesy of Kate Tillman's dad A lot of scotch tape marks From holding timeless photographs He said, "If I don't come backYou can have this FordJust tape a picture of meOn the dashboard" I had the engine overhauled A paint job and brand new chrome I had her washed and waxed Sitting in the drive the day that he came home I said, "Here's your keys, she's all yoursI fixed everything but the dashboard"
