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I Hope I Get A Truck Before I Die

from HURON by Kitchen Table, Illinois

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Ben says:

This is another one in which I had put together the words and tune for the chorus (and an idea for the verses), but couldn’t finish it. Becky put together the tune for the verses, but I never could get the words to my liking. The verses were supposed to be a short history of the cars we had growing up (among which were lots and lots of beaters). At the end of
the recording session, we had a bit of time left, so Gabe took what Becky and I had done, interviewed me about all those cars, and in about a half an hour had come up with the words to the verses as well as a cool little bridge. And then we had Brian sing the lead! You can ask Cat and Pete about the verses, and they will vouch for their accuracy. I still don’t have a truck, but I think Cat may buy one soon!

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I HOPE I GET A TRUCK BEFORE I DIE
(B. Stark, R. Stark, G. McElwain)

I grew up in a Studebaker family
Had a fifty-three, a fifty-five, a sixty-three
Well, they looked like rockets with that bullet nose
Had to turn the wipers on to play the radio

CHORUS:
I love the big engine and the four-wheel-drive
Sitting up in the cab, oh my, oh my
I’m a hick from the sticks and that is why
I hope I get a truck before I die

Had a’58 Bel Aire, brought it home brand new
And it smelled like a dream in metallic blue
Had a ’56 Pontiac, could really fly
With the three on the tree, kiss the clutch goodbye

CHORUS

Gotta get me a truck and I got a plan
Gonna trade in the station wagon, sell the van
‘Cause a car is just some wheels stuck on an old tin can
But the truck is the machine that really makes the man

CHORUS

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from HURON, released March 25, 2014

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Some of Kitchen Table, Illinois' favorite United States of America include Illinois, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, California, Oregon, and Idaho.

Some of our favorite geographical features include freshwater islands, brownlands, steep grades, ravines, tunnels, and horizons.

Some of our favorite emotions include love, heartbreak, and anger.

We write songs about all of the above and more.
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