Steve McQueen Steve McQueen

When I was a little boy I wanted to grow up to be

Steve McQueen Steve McQueen

The coolest doggone motherscratcher on the silver
screen

I’d drive real fast everywhere no one would
ever catch me

and I’d kick your ass if you pissed me off so
be careful what you ask me

and I’d never have an empty bottle or an empty
bed

and as cool as Paul Newman is I bet Steve could
whup his head

Steve McQueen............................

Bullet was my favorite movie that I’d ever seen

I totaled my go-cart trying to imitate that chase
scene

That Duster had six hubcaps, know what I mean

and I love the way they all flew off when it
landed in that ravine

Steve McQueen............................

I really loved The Getaway back when I was eight

that pussy Alec Baldwin sucked in the remake

and speaking of pussy, I guess Steve got it all

He fucked Faye Dunaway and he fucked Ali McGraw

Steve McQueen Steve McQueen

When I was a little boy I wanted to grow up to be

Steve McQueen Steve McQueen

The coolest goddamn mothefucker on the silver
screen

(yee-haw)

(suddenly the scene turns slow and somber, as a
campfire harp plays in the background)

I went to see The Hunter on my first date

The Hunter was the last movie Steve McQueen lived
to make

They took my drivers license when I was just
sixteen

the year Mesothelioma killed Steve McQueen

lyrics by Patterson Hood

music by Drive-by Truckers (Cooley, Hood, Howell,
Lane, Neff, Stacy)