Rusty Beater
Grease, oil, grime and dirt
Smudges black on your t-shirt
Wrenches, bolts, a rusty spring
Auto parts, that’s your thing
Head stuck under a bucket of bolts
Charging battery, shocking jolts
Belts, fans, a jerry can
Tinkering under an old sedan
Check the plugs and the alternator
Maybe it’s the carburetor
Step on the gas and flip the switch
Think she’s running way too rich
Give me some grease and a little time
She’ll be purring along just fine
Change the filter, add some oil
Don’t forget the ignition coil
Rev that motor, hear that sound
Love the way that engine’s wound
There ain’t nothing sweeter
Than the hum of my old rusty beater
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