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(spoken) "I Need a Truck, by Warren Zevon"

I need a truck to haul my pain

I need a truck just to haul around my name

I need a truck to haul all the womens from my bed

I need a truck to haul my body when I'm dead

I need a truck to haul my guns to town

I need a truck to haul my bad thoughts around

I need a truck to haul my percodan and gin

And I need a truck to haul all my trucks in

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hencini On Aug 07, 2008

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hencini

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2008-08-07 05:52:37

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by TheThornBirds

17y ago

The whole song seems to be a set-up for the last humorous verse, "And I need a truck to haul all my trucks in." What a simplistic, minimalistic, but resonant song. Warren was so diverse in what he did, yet everything was marked with his specific original signature as well.

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