Roots Music Report

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Lyrics

‘Ol Beater Trucks
Lyrics and music by Peter Boyer and Bart Lavis

1. It’s a hard life out there on the road
After a while those miles take their toll 
A few simple tools’ll fix the worst stuff 
There’s nothin’ complicated ‘bout an ‘ol beater truck

CHORUS:
‘Ol beater trucks are true and tried 
‘Ol beater trucks are more than a ride
With a roar of defiance, and no warranty
‘Ol beater trucks are vintage, like me

2. Maybe it’s fate or it might be my luck
But I’ve always driven ‘ol beater trucks
City boys drive ‘em when they’re shiny and new
But every month a big payment comes due


BRIDGE
There’s Power Wagons, Jimmies, Chevies and Fords
They don’t make pickups like that, anymore
In 4 wheel drive you won’t get stuck
And you can drive around the world ‘ol beater truck!

3. So I’ll keep on rollin’ a few thousand more miles
This ‘ol beater truck’s gonna last me awhile
Just like the man that I am today
It’s rough round the edges, but I’ve gotta’ say, that - Chorus

All songs written by Peter Boyer with co-writers as noted below. SOCAN 

Album Notes

MUSICIANS
PETER BOYER: Acoustic Guitar,, Harmonica
JK GULLEY: Acoustic Guitar, Electric Guitar, Banjo, Mandolin
MATT LIMA: Acoustic Bass
TOMAS BOUDA: Acoustic Bass
GARY KRELLER: Accordion
MARK MARIASH: Drums, percussion
SEAN MCCANN: Bodhran
ROLY PLATT: Harmonica on Blue Shelby Mustang
DALE RIVARD: Dobro

VOCALS
PETER BOYER: Lead
SEAN MCCANN: Special guest on Stay The Course
JK GULLEY, GARY KRELLER, BOBBY NICHOLAS, ROBERT NOECKER AND MIKE NOLLERT:
Background Vocals

SONGWRITERS
All songs written by Peter Boyer with co-writers as noted below. SOCAN
With Dan Loncke: Lost Patrol
With Bart Lavis: 'Ol Beater Trucks
With Christine Boyer: Old Guys With Guitars

ENGINEERING & PRODUCTION
JOHN K. GULLEY: PRODUCER, MIXING, MASTERING
ALL songs recorded, mixed and mastered at Blue Gull Studios, Waterloo, ON