One More Turn of the Key

(Intro)

Yeah…

Still got grease on these hands…

Still hear you in this garage…

(Verse)

It was rust on a frame in a dead-end shed

You said “Son, that’s a ’69, she ain’t done yet”

We spent late nights with a wrench and a light

Just talkin’ ‘bout life while we brought her to life

You’d laugh when I stripped every bolt too tight

Say “Easy now, boy, she’ll run just right”

Got halfway done, then the world went black—

And I’d give anything just to have you back—

(Prechorus)

Now it’s me and the silence

And the tools on the wall

Your old flannel hangin’

Like you ain’t gone at all—

(Chorus)

So I’m turnin’ that wrench like you showed me how

Hear your voice in the rumble comin’ out that sound

It’s a V8 heartbeat, shakin’ this ground

Every bolt, every scar, yeah I feel you now

Got your name in the dust on the dash I cleaned

Got your ghost ridin’ shotgun in every dream

You didn’t make it to see her run—

But I swear, tonight… we’re finishin’ what you begun—

(Verse)

I remember that night when the engine first fit

You said “Fire it up”—man, I won’t forget

She coughed, she roared, then she damn near died

You just grinned and said “Give her time”

Now I’m covered in sweat, same spot, same floor

Got your picture taped by the toolbox drawer

Talk to it sometimes like you’re still around—

And I swear I hear you in that engine sound—

(Prechorus)

Yeah I fought through the doubt

Every busted part

Every time I quit—

You were there in my heart—

(Chorus)

So I’m turnin’ that wrench like you showed me how

Hear your voice in the rumble comin’ out that sound

It’s a V8 heartbeat, shakin’ this ground

Every bolt, every scar, yeah I feel you now

Got your name in the dust on the dash I cleaned

Got your ghost ridin’ shotgun in every dream

You didn’t make it to see her run—

But I swear, tonight… we’re finishin’ what you begun—

(Bridge)

Yeah I poured every tear in that motor block

Every memory burned when the pistons knock

When I hit that key, it ain’t just steel—

It’s every word you made me feel—

(Chorus)

Yeah I turned that key like you showed me how

Heard your voice in the rumble comin’ out that sound

That V8 came alive, shook this whole damn town

And for a second there… you were standin’ proud

Got your name in the dust, but it won’t fade out

Got your fire in me and I’m carryin’ it now

You didn’t make it to see her run—

But I swear, tonight… we finally won—

(Outro)

Took her down that road you used to drive…

Shifted gears… felt you ridin’ by my side…

Yeah… she runs just right…

Just like you said she would…