Peak
29
Weeks
23
Score
2,671
Chart Year
2023
Here, Lainey Wilson compares the journey she's taken since moving to Nashville to a rusty old truck. I got a heart like a truck It's been drug through the mud Runs on dreams and gasoline And that old highway holds the key When Wilson first moved from Louisiana to Music City in 2011, she lived in a camper trailer outside of a recording studio. "It was some hard days," she told The Advocate. "It taught me that this thing was not going to be easy. It taught me perseverance. And when things didn't work out my way, when doors closed right in my face, that made me work harder." Written by Lainey, Trannie Anderson, and Dallas Wilson, the song finds the singer embracing scars as badges of honor. It's those bumps and bruises that build character and teaches you the most about yourself. "'Heart Like A Truck' is semi-autobiographical I guess you could say," Wilson told Audacy's Rob + Holly. "It's about finding freedom in strength, not being afraid of the scratches and the scars along the way. It's about embracing those things because at the end of the day that makes you, you!" Wilson is proud of her hardened heart and the strength she's found from being dragged through the mud. "I could sit here and tell you sob stories all day about my life and moments where I was living in a camper trailer and things were falling down all around me and people were passing away," she told Taste of Country Nights. "It was just hurt." Jay Joyce, the producer of Wilson's major-label debut album Sayin' What I'm Thinkin', helmed "Heart Like A Truck."
I never stay in one place too long A dirt road singin' me a siren's song I gotta find a field, I need to spin my wheels I gotta a hankerin' for four wide tires And I can't help it, it's the way I'm wired Boy, you get too close, boy, you need to know I got a heart like a truck It's been drug through the mud Runs on dreams and gasoline And that ol' highway holds the key It's got a lead foot down when it's leavin' Lord knows it's taken a hell of a beatin' A little bit of love is all that it's needin' But it's good as it is tough I got a heart like a truck There ain't no brakin' when I throw it in drive Don't always keep it in between the lines If you're a ready for a ride Pedal down state of mind Boy, I tell you what You better buckle up I got a heart like a truck It's been drug through the mud Runs on dreams and gasoline And that ol' highway holds the key It's got a lead foot down when it's leavin' Lord knows it's taken a hell of a beatin' A little bit of love is all that it's needin' But it's good as it is tough I got a heart like a truck Go on and see if you can knock off the dust, yeah Shine it up, rev it up, and let it run, yeah It gets a high ridin' off into the sun, yeah I got a heart like a truck It's been drug through the mud Runs on dreams and gasoline And that ol' highway holds the key It's got a lead foot down when it's leavin' Lord knows it's taken a hell of a beatin' A little bit of love is all that it's needin' But it's good as it is tough I got a heart like a truck Go on and see if you can knock off the dust, yeah Shine it up, rev it up, and let it run, yeah It gets a high ridin' off into the sun, yeah It gets a high ridin' off into the sun
| Week | Chart Date | Position | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nov 26, 2022 | 86 | 40 |
| 2 | Dec 3, 2022 | 86 | 40 |
| 3 | Dec 10, 2022 | 94 | 32 |
| 4 | Dec 17, 2022 | 79 | 47 |
| 5 | Dec 24, 2022 | 82 | 44 |
| 6 | Dec 31, 2022 | 74 | 52 |
| 7 | Jan 7, 2023 | 70 | 56 |
| 8 | Jan 14, 2023 | 39 | 87 |
| 9 | Jan 21, 2023 | 32 | 94 |
| 10 | Jan 28, 2023 | 33 | 93 |
| 11 | Feb 4, 2023 | 33 | 93 |
| 12 | Feb 11, 2023 | 33 | 93 |
| 13 | Feb 18, 2023 | 32 | 94 |
| 14 | Feb 25, 2023 | 34 | 92 |
| 15 | Mar 4, 2023 | 29 | 97 |
| 16 | Mar 11, 2023 | 29 | 97 |
| 17 | Mar 18, 2023 | 55 | 71 |
| 18 | Mar 25, 2023 | 38 | 88 |
| 19 | Apr 1, 2023 | 35 | 91 |
| 20 | Apr 8, 2023 | 32 | 94 |