Lyrics

There we were, coming 'round the bend One lap away from checkers in the wind Turn one, turn two, two three They never saw nothing like you and me Down on the inside, leading the pack Your hand on my knee, my foot on the gas Making moves upfront, everybody was rooting for us [Chorus] We could've been Earnhardt in that three car Down in victory lane Standin' on the hood with that Goodwrench Wasting good champagne We could've been burning out 'stead of burning out Before that finish line But we were Daytona 499 [Verse 2] We had a hell of a lеad, had it running good The whole grandstand was thinking we would Takе the whole thing home Yeah, girl, we were good as gone Lookin' back now, we were moving too fast Had plenty good tires, not enough gas The part that hurts the most Is, girl, we were so damn close [Chorus] We could've been Earnhardt in that three car Down in victory lane Standin' on the hood with that Goodwrench Wasting good champagne We could've been burning out 'stead of burning out Before that finish line But we were Daytona 499 [Bridge] Yeah, we could've been Earnhardt in that three car Just like '98 [Chorus] Standin' on the hood with that Goodwrench Wasting good champagne We could've been burning out 'stead of burning out Before that finish line But we were Daytona 499 [Outro] 499