Dale taught me to not waste time
Reassured me I'm doing just fine
Dale says that I'm one of a kind
That ballin' and rollin' can only thrive in my soul
Dale encouraged me to strive
Live no longer just to survive
Dale says to pay age no mind
Cuz my life is too short not to do what I'm told, oh
I'm playing what I made myself
I know it should be thrown off the shelf, but I don't care
My race car, battle-scarred
Eight months of work can show you who you really are
Really are
And no, I'm not a luthier
Dale taught me to take things slow
Not to panic in a nasty throe
Dale says to work hard and be kind
And amazing things happen, says this C-grade hunk of pine, oh
I'm playing what I made myself
I know it should be thrown off the shelf, but I don't care
My race car, battle-scarred
Eight months of work can show you who you really are
Really are
No, I'm not a luthier
I'm just here to confuse
I'm not living with fear today
I got nothing to lose
Different sides of the mirror
I'm just singing the blues
And Dale likes it that way
He likes it that way, ah
I'm playing what I made myself
I know it should be thrown off the shelf, but I don't care
My race car, battle-scarred
Eight months of work can show you who you really are
Really are
And no, I'm not a luthier