my dad had a 57 Chevrolet
a gift for his 16th birthday
40 years have past
but that car was built to last
he would use it every day
that good old 57 Chevrolet
dad taught me how to change the oil
check the plugs clean the coil
sit me on his lap let me hold wheel
tap the gas show me how to steer
he let me have the key for my first date
then said" take care in that Chevrolet
it was in that cars big back seat
that I learned about anatomy
an older girl named Mary lou
she showed me a thing or two
no way I'll forget that day
we spent in the 57 Chevrolet
the coolest dad a boy could have
my friends wished he was their dad
but he got sick and then he died
mum held me close as we cried
before he passed he called me to say
look after mum and my old Chevrolet
weekends i spend with my own boy
a bad weeks turned to a day of joy
as we tinker underneath the hood
i try to teach every thing i could
my dads with me every single day
as i drive his 57 Chevrolet
I'm driving my dads 57 chevorlet