Tailgate - Neal McCoy

'74 Ford truck, rusted out an' beat up

Fire-engine red, been a part of the family for years

I was sixteen, it was my turn

Four on the floor an' I had learn

So my brother took me out to teach me how to shift those gears

With a tear in his eye, he handed me the keys

Says: «Truck's got quite a history

«Over the years it’s been really good to me.»

«There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate

«Bumpin' on the bumper

«Steam on the windows: ain’t no wonder

«There's dents in the hoods, an' the shocks ain’t good

«Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed:

«I seen a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed

«Girls an' a few other things I can’t say:

«There's been a lotta tail on the tailgate

«Oh, that’s right, oh.»

Got a grille guard, foglights

Custom paint an' every Friday night

I’m trollin' down Main Street showin' off the new chrome wheels

We take a rough ride (Rough ride.)

Down a dirt road (Down a dirt road.)

To my Grandaddy’s farm an' we unload

An' drove, the doors wide open an' crank up the stero

It’s better than a club or a honky-tonk

An' we can hang out just as long as we want

I think I undertsand what my brother was talkin' about

'Cause there’s a lotta tail on the tailgate

Bumpin' on the bumper

Steam on the windows, ain’t no wonder

There’s dents in the hood an' the shocks ain’t good

Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed

There’s a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed

Girls an' a few other things I can’t say:

There’s a lotta tail on the tailgate:

Whoo, that’s right

(Oh, show 'em what you got. baby

(Whoo, hah, let it go boys.)

There’s a lotta tail on the tailgate

Bumpin' on the bumper

Steam on the windows: ain’t no wonder

There’s dents in the hood an' the shocks ain’t good

Swingin' from the rollbars, dancin' in the bed:

There’s a bunch of gorgeous country corn-fed

Girls an' a few other things I can’t say:

There’s been a lotta tail on the tailgate:

Whoo, yeah, baby

That ain’t what you’re thinkin'

Oh, now some of y’all take that out of your minds

It ain’t that

That’s where people sit!

Hello, do I have to explain it to you?

You think it’s way down in the gutter

Oh yeah