Story Behind The Song
When the Hawkins boys turned 12 they could look forward to the summer vacation trip to Harrisburg IL and learning to drive their Uncle Bill's 1948 Studebaker Pick Up Truck. Dave wrote this song after learning that his Uncle Bill was in a St. Louis Veteran
Song Description
Every young man has some kind of coming of age story. This is the story of 2 cousins who learned how to drive in an old Studebaker Pick Up.
Song Length |
3:42 |
Genre |
Country - General, Country - Traditional |
Tempo |
Medium (111 - 130) |
Lead Vocal |
Male Vocal |
Mood |
Cheerful |
Subject |
General |
Similar Artists |
Kenny Rogers, Marty Stuart |
Language |
English |
Era |
1990 - 1999 |
| |
Lyrics
Somewhere in a junkyard in Southern Illinois
There?s a 48 Studebaker Pick Up and the memory of two young boys
It was the summer of ?69 I remember it to this day
When my uncle took my cousin and me on a get-away
The roads they?re the same but the time has faded
Those memories they?re still here with me
All the times in Illinois that I remember as a boy
You know those times they mean so much to me
My uncle got my cousin and me in the cab of that old truck
And took us out to the back roads to try our luck
Driving to grown-ups ain?t no real big deal
But for two young boys that drivings such a thrill
Now first gear ground and whined and my uncle?s face looked pained
I think he was saying a prayer under his breath
Which was going to give out first his clutch-plate or his nerves
To this day I think he was figuring that in his head
Now as I travel down life?s road I can see
It ain?t always as smooth as it could be
With my family and friends and people like Uncle Bill
I know I can travel it easily