all i wanted was a car

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 going to be a movie star

but all i wanted was a car

all i wanted was a car

had a part time job making 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 was suddenly working so hard

but all i wanted was a car

all i wanted was a car

yeah when i was sixteen all of my dreams revolved around one thing

all i wanted was a car

all i wanted was a car

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

now when i look outside sitting in the drive

it blows my mind to see an suv and a sedan

and two kids playing and i can't believe they all belong to me

when i caught my mama's eye in that thing i used to drive

i never dreamed it would take me this far

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

all i wanted was a car