Pickup Man

WELL I GOT MY FIRST TRUCK, WHEN I WAS THREE, DROVE A HUNDRED THOUSAND MILES ON MY KNEES HAULED MARBLES AND ROCKS, AND THOUGHT TWICE BEFORE, I HAULED A BARBIE DOLL BED FOR THE GIRL NEXT DOOR SHE TRIED TO PAY ME WITH A KISS I BEGAN TO UNDERSTAND, THERE'S JUST SOMETHING WOMEN LIKE ABOUT A PICKUP MAN WHEN I TURNED SIXTEEN, I SAVED A FEW HUNDRED BUCKS, MY FIRST CAR WAS A PICKUP TRUCK STARTED CRUISIN' THE TOWN AND THE FIRST GIRL I SEEN WAS BOBBIE JO GENTRY THE HOMECOMING QUEEN SHE FLAGGED ME DOWN AND CLIMBED UP IN THE CAB, (N.C.) AND SAID, I NEVER KNEW YOU WERE A PICKUP MAN YOU CAN SET MY TRUCK ON FIRE, ROLL IT DOWN A HILL, BUT I STILL WOULDN'T TRADE IT FOR A COUPE DEVILLE IT'S GOT AN EIGHT FOOT BED THAT NEVER HAS TO BE MADE, YOU KNOW IF IT WEREN'T FOR TRUCKS WE WOULDN'T HAVE TAILGATES I MET ALL MY WIVES IN TRAFFIC JAMS, YOU KNOW THERE'S SOMETHING WOMEN LIKE ABOUT A PICKUP MAN MOST FRIDAY NIGHTS, I CAN BE FOUND, IN THE BACK OF MY TRUCK ON AN OLD CHAISE LOUNGE BACKED INTO MY SPOT AT THE DRIVE-IN SHOW, YOU KNOW A CARGO LIGHT GIVES OFF A ROMANTIC GLOW I NEVER HAVE TO WAIT IN LINE AT THE POPCORN STAND, (N.C.) THERE'S JUST SOMETHING WOMEN LIKE ABOUT A PICKUP MAN A BUCKET OF RUST, OR A BRAND NEW MACHINE ONCE AROUND THE BLOCK AND YOU'LL KNOW WHAT I MEAN