Credit to our AI overlords:
[Verse 1]
Well, I had me a pickup, ’76 and rusted down
Ain’t much to look at, but it never let me down
Windows rolled open, radio up high
Triumph in the speakers, man, I felt alive
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, them days were easy, them nights were long
Gas was cheap, and the world felt strong
Ain’t no worries, ain’t no chains
Just a long stretch of highway callin’ my name
[Chorus]
Ohhh, take me back to them shart-free days
Where the wind blew wild and the guitars played
That Hilux might be gone, but the feelin’ remains
Man, I’d give anything to ride again
[Verse 2]
That truck took a beatin’, but it never broke down
Hell, it outlived my first love and half this old town
Mullet in the breeze, let the good times roll
Feelin’ like a legend with a rock ‘n’ roll soul
[Pre-Chorus]
Oh, them days were easy, them nights were long
Gas was cheap, and the world felt strong
Ain’t no worries, ain’t no chains
Just a long stretch of highway callin’ my name
[Chorus]
Ohhh, take me back to them shart-free days
Where the wind blew wild and the guitars played
That Hilux might be gone, but the feelin’ remains
Man, I’d give anything to ride again
[Bridge] (Slow, bluesy, with that Skynyrd swagger)
Well, I still hear the engine hummin’ in my dreams
Still feel that southern sun, still taste that gasoline
Ain’t about the truck, no, it’s about the life
Back when the road was open and the time felt right
[Outro] (Big, grand, Free Bird-style solo kicks in)
So if you see me driftin’ down that lost highway
Know I’m chasin’ down them yesterday days
That Hilux might be gone, but the feelin’ remains
And I’d give anything to ride again…
(Cue triple-guitar harmonies, let that solo wail into the night…)