Pickup Man

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