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…

Hard southern country, gritty southern voice, southern country