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All I Wanted Was a Car Lyrics by Brad Paisley

5th Gear

2007

[Verse 1]
My buddy Blake was all-state
With dreams of the NFL
Jenny McClain had big brains
She got a scholarship to Yale
And there was Hershel who did two commercials
And he was gonna be a movie star
[Chorus]
But all I wanted was a car
All I wanted was a car
[Verse 2]
Had a part-time job makin' chicken kebabs
At the food court at the mall
I hauled my uncle's trash, I cut my neighbor's grass
And I raked the leaves in the fall
My parents, they were stunned how this former lazy bum
Suddenly was workin' so hard
[Chorus]
But all I wanted was a car
All I wanted was a car
[Bridge]
Yeah, when I was sixteen
All of my dreams
Revolved around one thing
[Chorus]
All I wanted was a car
All I wanted was a car
[Bridge]
When I finally got that big hunk of steel
Those four wheels underneath
I went everywhere in it, broke the speed limit
And I even broke in the backseat
[Verse 3]
Now when I look outside, sittin' in the drive
It blows my mind to see
An SUV and a sedan and two kids playin'
And I can't believe they all belong to me
When I caught their mama's eye in that old thing I used to drive
Never dreamed it would take me this far
[Chorus]
All I wanted was a car
Sixteen, all of my dreams
Revolved around one thing
All I wanted was a car
All I wanted was a car (Sixteen, all of my dreams)
All I wanted was a car (Revolved around one thing)
All I wanted was a car
All I wanted was a car
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Brad Paisley

Brad Paisley

About “All I Wanted Was a Car” by Brad Paisley

Read the complete lyrics to "All I Wanted Was a Car" by Brad Paisley from the album "5th Gear" in 2007. On Lyrks you can follow along with the full text, explore the artist's discography, and discover related songs. The track is often categorized under USA, In English, Honky-Tonk.

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"All I Wanted Was a Car" appears on "5th Gear" in 2007.

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