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The funniest song on the album, and maybe the most liberating. His ex always said buying a truck would be the last straw — turns out she was the last straw. Now he’s out where the pavement ends with mud on his boots, a dent in the fender, and a life that doesn’t fit in the box of their old cul-de-sac. Everything he owns fits in a six-foot bed: a few shirts, a pair of skis, and the life inside his head. Her disapproval turned out to be the best green light he ever got.
Lyrics
[Intro] [Verse 1] I never wanted a truck, never needed the room A sedan fit the driveway, matched the suburban perfume You said "If you buy a pickup, I'll be out the door" Like four wheels and a flatbed were the thing worth fighting for We had a two-car garage and a well-manicured lawn But you left me anyway, so now, baby, you're gone [Pre-Chorus] Didn't need one for the Home Depot run Didn't need one for the school carpool fun But now I'm out where the pavement ends And I think I need a truck… and maybe better friends [Chorus] You wouldn't have approved, but here I am Dust on the dash and no particular plan You can't leave me 'cause you already did And you can't take what you already took I'm loading up a life that doesn't match the one we had Into something loud and wide and probably a little bad You wouldn't have approved, and honestly, that's fine Turns out your disapproval was the best green light of mine [Verse 2] I didn't need a truck in the life I had with you Cul-de-sac to Costco was the most I'd ever do Now everything I own fits in about a six-foot bed A few shirts, a pair of skis, and the life inside my head I don't need a guest room and I don't need a garage My whole world rides behind me, and it's not a lot, but God, it's large [Pre-Chorus] Didn't need one when the neighbors waved hello Didn't need one for the drama on our little cul-de-sac road But now I sleep wherever the stars come out And I think I need a truck… and a whole lot less to think about [Chorus] You wouldn't have approved, but here I am Mud on my boots and no particular plan You can't hurt me 'cause you've already gone And I'm finally singing my own kind of song I'm loading up a life that doesn't match the one we had Into something loud and wide and probably a little bad You wouldn't have approved, and honestly, that's fine Turns out your disapproval was the best green light of mine [Bridge] Now I know what you'd say if you saw me at the lot "That's not who you are, that's not what we'd got" But the man you built me into, well, he drove a sensible car The man I'm building now needs something with a little more… scars It ain't because of you No, maybe in spite of you That I'm out here needing things I never knew I'd choose [Chorus — Final] You wouldn't have approved, but here I am Dent in the fender and a half-baked plan You can't leave me 'cause you're already gone And I can't be hurt 'cause I'm having too much fun I've got a life that doesn't fit in the box that was our street Loaded up in something loud with mud on every seat You wouldn't have approved, and honestly, that's fine Turns out your disapproval was the best green light of mine [Outro]