Tow Strap

Everybody’s hard till they need a tow strap
Frame sitting low and the tread won’t grab
And four good tires ain’t worth a damn
When the only way out’s in somebody else’s hands

[Verse 1]
I said it with my window down
You were axle-deep in a washed-out cut
Throwing half the field, still stuck

I backed mine in, ran yellow through steel
Took the slack and let it bite
Pulled you clean, slapped mud off the hood
Said, “Keep that thing tonight”

[Pre-Chorus]
You said, “What if you need it?”
I said, “That ain’t me”
Dropped it in drive, threw mud on your lights
Like I’d never sink that deep

[Chorus]
Everybody’s hard till they need a tow strap
Frame sitting low and the tread won’t grab
And four good tires ain’t worth a damn
When the only way out’s in somebody else’s hands

[Chorus B]
Talk real big when the dirt stays packed
Bottom falls out, gotta take it all back
Everybody’s hard
Till they need a tow strap

[Verse 2]
Next Friday night, I took that cut
Like the rain hadn’t changed a thing
High side broke, front end dropped
Rear tires threw black mud over the bed

I hit it once like I meant business
Hit it twice because I’m me
By the third time, mud was at the doors
And the truck was down to the frame

Reached behind the seat
Came up with nothing
Then two white lights topped the rise
I knew who was coming

[Pre-Chorus]
You stepped out in the rain
Yellow loop around your wrist
Laid it down across my hood
Said, “You looking for this?”

[Chorus]
Everybody’s hard till they need a tow strap
Frame sitting low and the tread won’t grab
And four good tires ain’t worth a damn
When the only way out’s in somebody else’s hands

[Chorus B]
Talk real big when the dirt stays packed
Bottom falls out, gotta take it all back
Everybody’s hard
Till they need a tow strap

[Bridge]
I put mine in neutral
You dropped yours into low
That yellow strap went dead-straight
Then your diesel took the load

My truck came out throwing mud
I climbed down, didn’t say jack
You tossed the loop through my window
Said, “Thought you might want this back”

Now it rides behind my seat
Right where I can see that strap
Black mud dried into the weave
And I ain’t cleaned it off yet

[Final Chorus]
Everybody’s hard till they need a tow strap
Same damn words come biting you back
And four good tires ain't worth a damn
When the only way out's in somebody else's hands

[Final Chorus B]
Talk real big when the dirt stays packed
Bottom falls out, gotta take it all back
Everybody’s hard
Yeah, everybody’s hard
Till they need a tow strap