Restoring My Fifty-Five Ford (1964) Musicprompter Song Cover

Verse 1

Her chassis stands bare on the cold shop floor

The paint's faded to a dust-colored red

I sanded her fenders down for three days or more

Cleaning out many years of Texas dust

Because..

Chorus

I'm restoring my fifty-five Ford

Workin' all day till my fingers get sore

Bringin' her back to the way she was before

(Ooh-wah-ooh..)

Yeah, she's my ol' Fifty-Five Ford..

(My ol' Fifty-Five Ford!)

Verse 2

I pulled her V-8 out of her engine bay

Fixed the whole suspension with some brand new parts

Grease lines my hands while oil spills on the floor

My girl says I treat that car with too much care

I found a brand new grill

Polished all her chrome

Then I chopped her top three inches

And lowered her down a touch..

And now she's the nicest cruiser in my hometown

Because..

Chorus

I'm restoring my fifty-five Ford

Workin' all day till my fingers get sore

Bringing her back to the way she was before

(Ooh-wah-ooh, ooh..)

Back before all the rust..

Bridge

(Ooh wah ooh wah ooh..)

My sweet machine

(Ooh-wah ooh..)

She looks so clean

Painted in a candy apple red

(Ooh wah)

Just like I said the first day

(Waaa-ooh)

Guitar Solo

Verse 3

White wall tires and a brand new dash

She moves with plenty of speed

Leavin' all those newer cars in the rear-view

No more rust

No more shame

The valley knows her name

Because..

Chorus

I'm restoring my fifty-five Ford

Workin' all day till my fingers get sore

Bringing her back to the way she was before

(Ooh-wah-ooh, ooh..)

Back before all the rust..

Yeah, before all that damn rust tried to take her out..

And now..

Chorus

I have restored my fifty-five Ford

I worked all year till my fingers got sore

Bringin' her back to the way she was before

(Ooh-wah-ooh..)

Yeah, she's my ol' Fifty-Five Ford..

(My ol' Fifty-Five Ford!)

Outro

Watch her go

(Watch her go)

Let her roll

(Let her roll right on!)

She's gone out of sight like the flick of a switch

(She'll shut you down..)

Fade Out