“Drive (For Daddy Gene)” is a song Alan wrote for his father—Gene Jackson—a quiet, strong man who loved in his own steady way. The song isn’t about achievements, and it isn’t about loss. It’s about small moments—so small, yet powerful enough to shape a son’s entire life. “It was just an old half-ton short bed Ford / My uncle bought new in ’64…” In every lyric, there’s the image of a father who rarely spoke much but always showed up. That old truck became a vessel for childhood memories, for connection, and for all the things men often don’t say—but show through action, and presence. Now, as Alan stands as a father, a grandfather, and a man who’s lived through both glory and illness—that embrace with his own father in the photo isn’t just a memory. It’s a thank you. A continuation. A final song for the man who gave him his very first ride through life.
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