Posted by Chris Becker on April 13, 2000 at 04:28:59:
For all my fellow Power wagon nuts out there, I thought this cowboy poem by Baxter Black was appropriate for burly trucks. Give me some feed back! Enjoy!
"My Kinda' Truck"
I like a pickup that looks like a pickup
and not like tropical fish.
Or a two-ton poodle with running lights
Or a mutant frog on a leash.
Give me one tough as a cast iron skillet
With a bumper that's extra large
And a hood that weighs over eighty-five pounds
And looks like the prow on a barge.
I like style but since when should a truck
Be touted for comfort and ride
Power windows on pickups? Reminds me of jeans
With a zipper that zips on the side.
That should soak up the dents of everyday life
Like a boxer losin' his teeth.
And I like a truck, when you lift the hood
You can see the ground underneath!
Pickups are kinda like welding gloves.
The pockmarks are part of the deal.
Not pretty, just built to get the job done.
Like the dummy befind the wheel.
Don't get me wrong, I know beauty is only skin deep
And ugly is in the eye.
But to find outif your truck is my kinda truck
Here's a test that you can apply:
If you have a small wreck in the parking lot
By backin' a little too far,
Your only worry is how big a mess
You made of the other guys car!
Happy wheelin' Ya'll
Chris Becker