Track · Jun 1, 2026 · English

Five Dollar Gallon

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4:09

Language

English

Lyrics

[Verse 1]

Pulled up to the pump in the morning heat

Need a tank full just to roll down the street

Need a tank full just to make my rounds

But the price on that sign keeps slapping me down

My V8 truck got a hungry throat

It drinks like a river when I turn that choke

I looked in my wallet, man, and I laughed

Couldn’t buy half a tank with what I had

[Pre-Chorus]

County road calling, but I can’t go far

Need a miracle now to fire up my car

Boss man said "work," but he paid me the same

Now every damn mile got a toll on my name

[Chorus]

Gas prices too high

I can’t drive tonight

Gas prices too high

My truck just sits and cries

Inflation went up

My pay stayed still

Gas prices too high

And I can’t pay that bill

[Verse 2]

Used to load up twice and never think twice

Now I count each gallon like I’m rolling dice

Got mud on my tires, got dust on my door

But a full tank costs more than it ever did before

I’ve been working hard, I’ve been doing my best

Still I’m barely making it from check to check

That old V8 rumble used to sound like grace

Now it just reminds me of a losing race

[Pre-Chorus]

County road calling, but I can’t go far

Need a miracle now to fire up my car

Boss man said "work," but he paid me the same

Now every damn mile got a toll on my name

[Chorus]

Gas prices too high

I can’t drive tonight

Gas prices too high

My truck just sits and cries

Inflation went up

My pay stayed still

Gas prices too high

And I can’t pay that bill

[Bridge]

I got boots by the door and a plan in my head

But plans don’t run when the tank runs dead

I hear that engine singing like it wants to roam

I pat that dash and tell it, "Hold on, son, hold on"

If the wages rise and the price come down

I’ll be gone by dawn, gonna leave this town

Till then I’m parked with a prayer and a frown

Watching my freedom get chained to the ground

[Final Chorus]

Gas prices too high

I can’t drive tonight

Gas prices too high

My truck just sits and cries

Inflation went up

My pay stayed still

Gas prices too high

And I can’t pay that bill

Gas prices too high

I’m stuck right here

Gas prices too high

And that’s the truth, my dear

Inflation went up

My pay stayed still

Gas prices too high

And I can’t pay that bill

Style

mississippi delta blues rock with a stomping backbeatgreasy slide-guitar riffsand a rough male vocal; verses ride a bare kickbassand bent guitarpre-chorus tightens with handclaps and rising fillschorus opens into shouty gang doubles and a snarling lead lick. add bottle-neck slidesa harmonica turn before each chorusand a final key lift with crowd-style ad-libs. mix is dustypunchyand live-room raw.rockdelta blues

Prompt

Mississippi delta blues, rock, male gas prices are to high I can’t afford to drive my V8 truck no more inflation went up our paychecks didn’t change

Credits

Prompt byCrispyDash16

GeneratedJun 1, 2026

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