She had faded red paint on her windshield Said, "Zero dollars down, come and make a deal" I passed by it every day till I couldn't pass it up no more Rockin' three Goodyears and a Michelin A tailgate hangin' on by a thread With an old V8 knock-knockin' on heaven's door Lord knows it wasn't perfect But every yard I cut to earn it was worth it Hell yeah, those were the good days Driving by my own rules Well, I crowned myself the king of the highway Man, I never felt more cool, yeah, it's true, uh They say ain't nothin' like the first time And it was love at first drive Yeah, I owned that road in that rusty gold Old truck I drove in high school Always playin' chicken with the "Check Engine" light Slipped a twenty dollar bill to the emission guy Got her shined up good for that game every Friday night Lord knows it wasn't perfect But I was happy it was workin' (Workin') Hell yeah, those were the good days Driving by my own rules Well, I crowned myself the king of the highway Man, I never felt more cool, yeah, it's true, uh They say ain't nothin' like the first time And it was love at first drive Yeah, I owned that road in that rusty gold Old truck I drove in high school I kinda wonder where she's at these days I bet she runnin' like nothin's changed Duct tape, zip ties, static on the radio Calvin on the back, pissin' on 24 Hell yeah, those were the good days Driving by my own rules Well, I crowned myself the king of the highway Man, I never felt more cool, yeah, it's true, uh They say ain't nothin' like the first time And it was love at first drive Yeah, I owned that road in that rusty gold Old truck I drove in high school I kinda wonder where she's at these days I kinda wonder where she's at these days I kinda wonder where she's at these days I kinda wonder, I kinda wonder