Drive Away

There's a man working in a factory at a job he doesn't really like
After work he has a few beers with his friends, bowls on Tuesday night
Doesn't see himself as a rich man if it's measured by what you own
Maybe it's enough to have food on the table and a place that you call home

He had dreams at one time to be a big man not watching from the sideline
A new truck that he paid for flipping burgers at the Jack in the Box
Now he's got a wife and a mortgage too, a couple of kids and another one due
A beat-up truck that will barely run when it's cold outside

Got a call from an old friend the other day, he's a lawyer with a big firm
Got a mansion out in the country two SUV's and plenty of money to burn
Doesn't see himself as a family man if it's measured by how much you're at home
Maybe it's enough to just keep the lights on to save the kids from growing up alone

He had dreams at one time to make his daddy proud by walking the line
One man's just trying to stay alive and the other one is a fool
Better to have a life and a mortgage too, a couple of kids and another one due
A beat-up truck that will barely run in the pouring rain

It's better to have a life and a mortgage too, a couple of kids and another one due
A broken-down truck that hardly runs anymore
Should you live life as a family better than a dad to kids you never see
Just because it's a house that don't make it a home

An old junk truck in the back yard we used to drive when we were young and hard
Three grown kids and an old house full of memories
I have a wife and a mortgage to no grandkids yet but a daughter who is due
Maybe we'll fix up that old truck someday

Drive that truck away
Drive that truck away