The 40 Ford Beater Project

Lyrics:
[Verse 1]
Found a ’40 Ford Sedan, sittin’ in the weeds
Faded black, dents and rust, barely turnin’ the keys
Me and Ricky towed it home, jacked it up high
Pulled the flathead, cleaned the carb, gave it new life
Ruby came by after school, eyes big as the moon
I showed her the progress, said “Babe, this’ll be soon”

[Chorus]
The ’40 Ford dream, gonna make her shine
Chopped top low, flames on the line
The ’40 Ford dream, she’s gonna roar
Me and Ruby ridin’, forevermore
The ’40 Ford dream — yeah, baby, shake it right!

[Verse 2]
Took her for a cruise in the ’32 tonight
Burger joint first, shakes under the light
She laughed at my grease, said “You look like a mess”
But her eyes said different, I could tell she was impressed
Drove to the drive-in, movie just startin’
But we ain’t watchin’, got our own thing heartin’

[Chorus]
The ’40 Ford dream, gonna make her shine
Chopped top low, flames on the line
The ’40 Ford dream, she’s gonna roar
Me and Ruby ridin’, forevermore
The ’40 Ford dream — yeah, baby, shake it right!

[Bridge – spoken over boogie piano build]
She leaned in close, said “Tommy, you’re crazy”
But I saw the spark, she was thinkin’ maybe
Next week we’ll cruise in the ’40 when she’s done
Me and Ruby ridin’, under the moon and sun

[Final Chorus – bigger gang vocals, repeat fade]
The ’40 Ford dream, gonna make her shine
Chopped top low, flames on the line
The ’40 Ford dream, she’s gonna roar
Me and Ruby ridin’, forevermore
The ’40 Ford dream — yeah, baby, shake it right!
Shake it tonight… shake it all night long!
The ’40 Ford dream… (repeat fade with ad-libs and boogie piano)