When I was 16, I got a hand-me-down FordWith paint off the bonnet and rust in the doorsIt took a few turns for the motor to crankAnd a lot of mowing lawns just to fill that tankShe wasn't pretty, to some it was no big dealBut it was wheels spinning aroundYou could hear that thunder, smell that rubber and steelWearing it out, 500 horses in a one-horse townThere was one thing that went with some time to killIt was wheelsSo now I had a ride in a shiny set of keysWhile some of the girls started noticing meAt first I was cool, but it didn't take longTo figure out what was really turning them onIt wasn't my smile, charm or *** appealIt was wheels spinning aroundYou could hear that thunder, smell that rubber and steelWearing it out, 500 horses in a one-horse townThere was one thing that went with some time to killIt was wheelsSo now I got a hand-me-down FordWith paint off the bonnet and rust in the doorsAnd a lot of mowing lawns just to fill that tankShe wasn't pretty, to some it was no big dealBut it was wheels spinning aroundThere was no air conditioningHad a crack windshieldWith the roof line falling inAnd the fan belt squealBut it was wheelsYeahI had wheelsI had wheelsYeah it was wheels spinning aroundYou could hear that thunder, smell that rubber and steelWearing it out, 500 horses, 500 horsesWheels spinning aroundYou could hear that thunder, smell that rubber and steelWearing it out, 500 horses in my one-horse townThere was one thing that went with some time to killIt was wheelsIt was wheelsLet's get out of here.