My Old Chevy

Where the oil road meets the gravel

The grass is turnin' green

It's a far cry from the city

And the places I've just been

Comin' up the home road

I see a front yard full of toys

A pretty blonde-haired Mama

And a handsome little boy

And there's my old Chevy

All covered up in dust

Sittin' in the driveway

Waitin' there for us

To load up our horses in the twilight before dawn

You know I always miss you while I'm gone

We'll ride out through Wyomin'

Cross the Great Divide

And the highway's not so lonesome

When you're sittin' by my side

And we'll find some misty mountain

And a dusty gravel road

Pull out off the highway

And finally unload

And we'll leave my old Chevy

All covered up in dust

Sittin' in the tall grass

Awaitin' there for us

Shinin' in the shadows

The whole afternoon long

And you can say "we'll miss you while we're gone"

A little part of me that I can pass along to you

Like the aspen and the sagebrush and the sky of endless blue

And a dusty worn-out pickup truck

The day you turn sixteen

And a prayer you'll understand what it means

To drive my old Chevy

All covered up in dust

Seldom in the driveway

Showin' a little rust

But it'll still haul all your troubles

Down whatever road you're on

And son I'm gonna miss you when you're gone

But next time we don't have to ride alone

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