3rd Gear & 17

One of you girls had a request And what she wanted to hear was a little "3rd Gear and 17" I held the keys to that old Chevrolet And you held the keys to my heart I'd throw a fit, hit the dash Get out and kick the tire When that old piece of junk wouldn't start It'd be smoking good, I'd slam down the hood Just to see her there laughing at me On the other side of a dirty windshield Lookin' as pretty as you could be And we sure saw a lot of miles Never even crossed that county line I would've bet the farm, gave my right arm That you'd always be mine Did we crash and burn or make a wrong turn Or run out of gasoline? I lost you around 3rd gear and 17 Well, in the blink of an eye high school flew by You went your way, and I went mine But we swore we'd make it Our love could take it 400 miles Could stand the test of time Well, I left that fall to play college ball But my dreams would all come to an end 'Cause you know the big leagues never called And you went and fell in love with him We sure saw a lot of miles Never even crossed that county line I would've bet the farm, gave my right arm That you'd always be mine Did we crash and burn or make a wrong turn Or run out of gasoline? I lost you around 3rd gear and 17 Memories flash through my mind like old faded photographs I still think about you in that red Malibu And I just can't help but laugh We sure saw a lot of miles Never even crossed that county line I would've bet the farm, gave my right arm That you'd always be mine Did we crash and burn or make a wrong turn Or run out of gasoline? I lost you around 3rd gear and 17 Around 3rd gear and 17 Baby, I lost you around 3rd gear and 17 Thank y'all