Intro AVerses A Well, I was headed down to Detroit one day A And the wind almost blew my car away D I slid and I swerved and I just missed a truck E A If you were in the car you might have heard me yell a curse word A Now all of that slidin put me into the ditch A And my axle was bent so I started to hitch D Now, everyone knows this Ain’t the safest city E A The air was bitter cold and my cell service was…non existent A I walked I-94 passt a big ‘ole tire A The cars flew by must of been an hour D At this point the cold had worn through my boots E A (STOP) And my hand it was stuck in a one finger salute A When a white and blue Ford, ‘round an ’85 Ranger A Pulled up along side me, I heard “hop in stranger” D I climbed on in, over the roar of the engine heard E A “Looks cold out there, my name’s Curtis Benson” A Now Curtis told me stories some maybe not true A But his leather brown hands had seen a time or two D I was so cold I just let him talk E A If anything, hell, it sure beat the walk A Old Curtis he said (Palm Muted) A “I worked the assembly line my whole life A Lost a son to a war, cancer took my wife D Summer of ’67 worse than you can imagine E A Watched this town’s politicians take the cake and the bag men… A But I keep on rolling just like this old truck A In the Spirit of Detroit, I learned to take a punch D Now they say this town’s coming back and I’m thinking E A I could use a smooth ride, (STOP) maybe I’ll trade for a Lincoln.”A Well every town has it’s ups and downs A And there’s still more to be comin’ round D So we’ll drive our way, we’ll say it loud E A We’re built Ford tough and we’re Detroit proudFinal Verse A Now, Curtis dropped me off in front of Central Station A My heart was filled with jubilation D As we drove the brick streets of Michigan 12 E I saw the old and the new, (RING OUT) and I thought to myself…A Well every town has it’s ups and downs A And there’s still more to be comin’ round D So we’ll drive our way, we’ll say it loud E A We’re built Ford tough and we’re Detroit proudEnding D E AA Well every town has it’s ups and downs A And there’s still more to be comin’ round D So we’ll drive our way, we’ll say it loud E A We’re built Ford tough and we’re Detroit proud