[Verse 1]
Dust on the tailgates
Rust on the badges
Sun-faded paint jobs
Battle-scarred classics
Granddad’s Ford leanin’
Chevy with the dented bed
We’re tradin’ old war stories
Grease under every nail
[Chorus]
This ain’t your show
This is old steel
New chrome
We built these rigs on busted knuckles
Not on loans
You can rev all night
Talk big
Blow smoke
But out here respect’s worth more than what you own
This ain’t your show
This is old steel
New chrome
[Verse 2]
Then they roll in screamin’
Like a parade gone wrong
Lights bright
Paint gleamin’
Windows up
Loud songs
Big stance
Wide wheels
Laughin’ at our “junkyard rides”
“Y’all stuck in the past”
With that little half-smirk smile
[Chorus]
This ain’t your show
This is old steel
New chrome
We built these rigs on busted knuckles
Not on loans
You can rev all night
Talk big
Blow smoke
But out here respect’s worth more than what you own
This ain’t your show
This is old steel
New chrome
[Bridge]
One kid hops down
Boots still clean as glass
Says
“Bet that heap won’t start”
So I grin and twist the cap
Key turns
Old V8 growls
Deep and low
That honest sound
Crowd roars
His jaw drops
His buddies all calm down (oh yeah)
[Chorus]
This ain’t your show
This is old steel
New chrome
We built these rigs on busted knuckles
Not on loans
You can rev all night
Talk big
Blow smoke
But out here respect’s worth more than what you own
Yeah out here respect’s worth more than what you own
This ain’t your show
This is old steel
New chrome