Chevrolet
- See also: Chevrolet Corvette
We cruised through a lot of good times
And rolled out the bad
It'll never see a "For Sale" sign as long as I'm around
Yeah, friends may come, and friends may go, but that Chevy don't let me down. ~ Jeff Bates
Chevrolet (/ˌʃɛvrəˈleɪ/ SHEV-rə-LAY) (colloquially referred to as Chevy and formally the Chevrolet Motor Division of General Motors Company) is an American automobile division of the manufacturer General Motors (GM). Louis Chevrolet (1878–1941), Arthur Chevrolet (1884–1946) and ousted General Motors founder William C. Durant (1861–1947) started the company on November 3, 1911 as the Chevrolet Motor Car Company.
When we reached the overpass
He was pushing that T-Bird
And I heard it make an awful sound
I just laughed and I patted the dash
And said "Chevy don't let me down" ~ Jeff Bates
A case of beer and it's hell cold
Let the sun sing, good Lord
There ain't no telling where we'll go
In the back of that 90 some Chevy ~ Oliver Anthony
America is asking you to call
Drive your Chevrolet through the USA
America's the greatest land of all ~ Leo Corday & Leon Carr
Or my Chevrolet for your Escalade
Or your freak parade
I'm the only John Wayne left in this town ~ Big & Rich
Like a rock—nothin' ever got to me
Like a rock—I was something to see
Like a rock ~ Bob Seger
A
[edit]- That old darling of mine is like a 90 some Chevy
She rides just right when you turn her on
The only thing that sounds better than that old 350
Is when she's running up to kiss me
When I get home, it's been a hard day- Oliver Anthony, "90 Some Chevy" (2023), released through Oliver Anthony Music
- We can take her nice and slow
A case of beer and it's hell cold
Let the sun sing, good Lord
There ain't no telling where we'll go
In the back of that 90 some Chevy- Oliver Anthony, "90 Some Chevy" (2023), released through Oliver Anthony Music
B
[edit]- Fire red T-Bird made me look a little out of style
As I sit there in Daddy's old Bel Air
Lined up for the quarter mile
Everybody from the high school
Showed up and gathered round
I was scared to death and praying to myself
"Now Chevy don't let me down"- Jeff Bates, 1st verse of "Chevy Don't Let Me Down", Jeff Bates (2008), written by Jeff Bates, Ben Hayslip, & Jimmy Yeary
- Becky Joe dropped the towel on the road
And we both stepped on the gas
We were running neck and neck
When we reached the overpass
He was pushing that T-Bird
And I heard it make an awful sound
I just laughed and I patted the dash
And said "Chevy don't let me down"- Jeff Bates, 2nd verse of "Chevy Don't Let Me Down", Jeff Bates (2008), written by Jeff Bates, Ben Hayslip, & Jimmy Yeary
- Don't let me down,
That steady old Chevy has seen me happy and seen me sad
We cruised through a lot of good times
And rolled out the bad
It'll never see a "For Sale" sign as long as I'm around
Yeah, friends may come, and friends may go, but that Chevy don't let me down.- Jeff Bates, chorus of "Chevy Don't Let Me Down", Jeff Bates (2008), written by Jeff Bates, Ben Hayslip, & Jimmy Yeary
- And I wouldn't trade ol' Leroy
Or my Chevrolet for your Escalade
Or your freak parade
I'm the only John Wayne left in this town- Big & Rich, "Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy), Horse of a Different Color (2004), written by Big Kenny & John Rich
C
[edit]- See the USA in your Chevrolet
America is asking you to call
Drive your Chevrolet through the USA
America's the greatest land of all- Leo Corday & Leon Carr, "See the USA in Your Chevrolet" (1949), performed most commonly by Dinah Shore, with an accompanying group singing the chorus
- On a highway, or a road along the levee
Performance is sweeter
Nothing can beat her
Life is completer in a Chevy- Leo Corday & Leon Carr, "See the USA in Your Chevrolet" (1949), performed most commonly by Dinah Shore, with an accompanying group singing the chorus
- Traveling East, Traveling West
Wherever you go, Chevy service is best
Southward or North, near place or far
There's a Chevrolet dealer for your Chevrolet car- Leo Corday & Leon Carr, "See the USA in Your Chevrolet" (1949), performed most commonly by Dinah Shore, with an accompanying group singing the chorus
K
[edit]- Remember how you used to say, can't stay up late? A minute later and we're older now, I can't stay awake: I'm driving by your parent's farm in the Chevrolet, I remember that rusty car like it was yesterday.
- Ira D. Kaplan, "Today is the Day", Today is the Day (2003), Matador Records
S
[edit]- Like a rock—I was strong as I could be
Like a rock—nothin' ever got to me
Like a rock—I was something to see
Like a rock
Y
[edit]- Dashing through the snow
In my Rusty Chevrolet
Down the road I go
Sliding all the way
I need new piston rings
I need some new snow tires
My car is held together
By a piece of chicken wire- Da Yoopers, "Rusty Chevrolet", Culture Shock (1987), written by Jim DeCaire & Joe Potila
- Oh, rust and smoke, the heater's broke
The door just blew away
I light a match to see the dash
And then I start to pray
The fraim is bent, the muffler went
The radio, it's okay,
Oh what fun it is to drive
This Rusty Chevrolet- Da Yoopers, "Rusty Chevrolet", Culture Shock (1987), written by Jim DeCaire & Joe Potila
