Thanksgiving Dinner returns for the 17th year in a row - a song every Thanksgiving with whatever friends can contribute - all in a single day.  This year (2021) brings us a country rock song about buying a truck.

Featuring:
Ben Quick (Acoustic Guitar, Vocals, Production)
Jon Quick (Vocals)
Kyle Hewitt (Electric Guitar)
Austin Graham (Bass)


Music written by Ben Quick
Lyrics by Ben Quick and Jon Quick

Produced and Mixed by Ben Quick

Lyrics

(VO)
Sometimes
Life’s gotcha down
And you don’t know what to do
Well let me tell you a little story
About how I went from rock bottom
To sittin’ on top of the world
And you can do it too

(Verse)
There was once a time that I got no respect
No girl no job my life was a wreck
All that changed and it wasn’t luck
It was driven’ off the lot in a brand new truck 
This pickup here has changed my life for the better
It made me a man, a real go-getter
If you’re strugglin, or feeling’ blue
Then go on out and get yourself one too 

Buying the truck has brought my dog back to life
It made my Dad proud, it found me a wife
Key in the ignition, put it in drive
Never in your life will you feel more alive

(Hook)
So go and buy a truck
You gotta buy a truck
Yeah you gotta get a truck
A big ‘ol truck

(Bridge)
This truck fixed my life like I never could
Cuz all I gotta do is pop the hood
Rev the engine, hear it roar
And all my problems are no more

(VO)
What’s that?  Your family doesn’t respect you?
I bet they’d respect you if you had a truck
They probably think you’re a wimp
Well, would a wimp have a Hemi?
Yeah, that’ll show’um
And if they don’t like that, you can go and get yourself a new family
Just you and your truck
Together forever
Look who’s respected now
It’s you
Thanks to that truck
So big and powerful
Show me that horsepower baby
Take me for a ride
Burn that diesel
I wanna feel alive
(truck sounds)

(Hook)
So go and buy a truck
(pow pow)
You gotta buy a truck
Yeah
Gotta buy a truck
Yeah you gotta get a truck
A big ‘ol truck
You gotta buy a truck
It’s the only way to feel respected
You gotta buy a truck

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I'm Ben, I'm a standup comedian and musician and I've long blended musical comedy into my live stand-up act.  

I lead two musical comedy projects, Garden Fresh Beats and Thanksgiving Dinner.  Both take a group approach to comedic songwriting, with the latter, Thanksgiving Dinner,  having become an annual tradition of over 20 years.   I juxtapose playful, silly themes and music with dark or absurd overtones.  Frequently irreverent, subtly satirical, and sometimes clever, the music is meant to be catchy, fun and a little subversive.  Think Bo Burnham, Jon Lajoie, Flight of The Concords, Lonely Island, etc.

This Soundcloud contains a mix of my various projects, as well as a few of my own personal songs and instrumentals, which are not always meant to be funny.  Welcome my canvas, I hope you enjoy.

Clips from my live act (and more) can be found at https://www.youtube.com/gardenfreshbeats

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