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[Verse 1]
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Well, I was riding around, I was cutting the town
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In my daddy's old Oldsmobile
It's a faded out red, the motor's half dead
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No hubcaps on the wheels
[Verse 2]
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Well, I was being laughed at by all my friends from school
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The young girls were looking away
That's when I made up my mind
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I had to get my own ride and I saw it coming home that day
[Chorus]
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A Purple GTO, Purple GTO
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Yeah, it's the only car for me
I wanna hear my daddy say he'll help me find a way
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To get into the drivers seat
[Verse 3]
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I took my daddy back with me
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the very next day and it looked better than it did before
Well, it was jacked up in back, it had Cragar Chrome Mags
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And a Hurst shifter on the floor
[Verse 4]
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We rang the front door bell, you know we talked to that man
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About the car I had my heart set on
I could see in daddy's eyes when I asked him the price
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That I wasn't gonna drive it home
[Chorus]
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A Purple GTO, Purple GTO
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Yeah, it's the only car for me
I wanna hear my daddy say he'll help me find a way
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To get into the drivers seat
[Verse 5]
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Cause this old Oldsmobile is on its last leg
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I gotta find another way to go
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I want all the girls to see that it's really me
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In my Purple GTO
[Solo]
[Verse 6]
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A week went by and then a month or two
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That car was still beside the road
I said Daddy let's go by and see if we can try
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To talk him into letting it go
[Verse 7]
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So they dickered for a while, and then I saw that man smile
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It was an offer that he couldn't refuse
And now I drive it every day down to the pick and pay
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Tryin' to sell some old ladies some shoes
[Chorus]
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In that GTO, Purple GTO
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Yeah, it's the only car for me
And though my daddy wouldn't pay he helped me find a way
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To get into the drivers seat
[Verse 8]
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And if you see me coming in your rear view mirror
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Then you'd better not be going too slow
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I ain't got time for cruisin', if I'm late I might be losing
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This little Purple GTO
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Well, I ain't got time for cruisin', if I'm late I might be losing
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My little Purple GTO
[Outro]
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Purple GTO… A Purple GTO… A Purple GTO… A Purple GTO…
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A Purple GTO… A Purple GTO…
