Alan Jackson's Song 'Drive' For Daddy Gene

“Drive (for Daddy Gene)” is written and performed by country music singer Alan Jackson. This song is a wonderful heartfelt song that most can relate to. It’s about a boy and his dad doing things together. Anyone with a dad male or female can relate. This song was written in January 2002 and was written for Jackson’s father who died on January 31, 2000. “Drive” hit number 1 on US billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks and number 29 on Billboard Hot 100.

Alan Jackson sings about memories he had with his father. He tells us about an old wood boat that him and his father restored. His father would let him drive in a lake in Alabama. The ran it for years until it got rotten. Jackson sings, “I was king of the ocean when daddy let me drive.” (Alan Jackson)

Jackson and his father got a for pickup truck from his uncle they fixed it up and he would let Jackson drive down a dirt road.

“Just a dirt road with trash on each side but I was Mario Andretti when daddy let me drive” Jackson sings. (Alan Jackson)

In the final verse e sings about being all grown up with three daughters. He would let them drive an old worn out jeep around the pasture at his home. He hopes thy will pull out that memory and think of him and smile. All dads hope for that.

In the video for this song it starts off with a young boy looking at a book of memories with his father. They were boating and smiling and looking happy. Than it shows them driving in the ford they fixed. In the last verse of video, he uses his own three daughters and they are driving around in the Jeep.

This song means so much to me because it reminds me of my dad. He use to let me drive down the road on his lap. We did most of the same things together and we just loved each other so much. We would spend lots of time together doing things and I always think of those memories and

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This song was written from the heart with love. Jackson had so many good memories with his dad he had to write a song for him. He loves his daughters so much he wanted them to have the same memories. Most dads want these things for their children. Maybe the memories are different but they all mean the same thing, the love a child and parent share.
Personally, I could listen to this song all day, every day. It has so much love in it. Love is all most of us hope for in some way or another. Jackson just brings your emotions to the surface so you can feel like he does. He wrote a beautiful song for the people he loves most in the world.