Let Me Drive His Truck
Submitted: May 26, 2026 at 2:23 pm Composed/performed by: Laura Honken, lhonken25@gmail.com Copyright: 2023
Verse 1
Crew cab with a three-inch lift kit
Flared fenders with rims sticking out a bit
Pearl white paint, windows with limo tint
His Chevy baby is perfectly mint
No matter what, here’s his deal
Nobody else is allowed behind the wheel
Not his friends, not his brother
He won’t even give the keys to his mother
Pre-chorus
I used to question where I stood
Compared to that 6.2 there under the hood
One day I knew for sure
My heart was secure
Chorus
Wasn’t when he brought me flowers
When we sat and talked for hours
Wasn’t when he gently held my hand
When he softly asked to be my man
When I knew it was true love
Was when he let me drive his truck
Verse 2
He smiles if I take the curve too fast
Or change the settings on the dash
He jokes the brake is the one next to the gas
If I speed a little so I can pass
Pre-chorus
I used to wonder who he’d choose
Me or the heated seats and adaptive cruise
But I knew how he felt
When he reached over, tightened my seat belt
Chorus
It wasn’t when he called me pretty
Or when my kiss made him dizzy
Wasn’t when I heard him sing along
To the lyrics of my favorite song
When I knew it was true love
Was when he let me drive his truck
Bridge
I’m not some shotgun princess
When I wanna drive his answers always yes
Chorus
It wasn’t when he met my folks
Or when he laughed at my dad’s terrible jokes
Wasn’t when he gave two rings to me
One a diamond, one an extra key
When I knew it was true love
Was when he let me drive his truck
Co-wrote with and performed by Janice Gilbert. This is the produced version.
