[Verse 1]
You handed me the keys
Like a Bible in your palm
Told me, "take good care"
When the farm went quiet calm
A 2002 Dodge Ram
With a dent right by the bed
I saw more than old paint
I saw all the words you left
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear you in that door
In the click and in the slam
I’m gonna build you up
'Til you shine like a promise, man
[Chorus]
The cleanest Ram around
The cleanest Ram around
(Yeah, the cleanest Ram around)
You gave me something true
That never lets me down
The cleanest Ram around
The cleanest Ram around
(Yeah, the cleanest Ram around)
If everything else walks out
This one stays with me now
[Verse 2]
New boots on the floorboards
Fresh chrome in the sun
Every scratch I keep
Shows where I came from
Black paint, straight lines
That rattle in the cold
I’m fixing every mile
So your name can still be told
[Pre-Chorus]
I can hear you in that door
In the click and in the slam
I’m gonna build you up
'Til you shine like a promise, man
[Chorus]
The cleanest Ram around
The cleanest Ram around
(Yeah, the cleanest Ram around)
You gave me something true
That never lets me down
The cleanest Ram around
The cleanest Ram around
(Yeah, the cleanest Ram around)
If everything else walks out
This one stays with me now
[Bridge]
And when the hard days hit
I’ll grab that wheel and roll
Your old hands on my shoulders
Still steady in my soul
I’ll hear you say, "keep going"
Through the engine’s steady hum
Even after you’re gone
Your truck still brings me home
[Final Chorus]
The cleanest Ram around
The cleanest Ram around
(Yeah, the cleanest Ram around)
You gave me something true
That never lets me down
The cleanest Ram around
The cleanest Ram around
(Yeah, the cleanest Ram around)
When the rest of life gives up
This one stays with me now
The cleanest Ram around
The cleanest Ram around
(Yeah, the cleanest Ram around)