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Song of the Day

Rostam - Back of a Truck

Song of the Day

Minnesota Public Radio

Music, Music Commentary

4.5605 Ratings

🗓️ 12 May 2026

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Summary

Today’s Song of the Day is “Back of a Truck” from Rostam’s album American Stories, out May 15.


Rostam will be performing at Fine Line on Saturday, June 13.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Sometimes I wake up feeling happy, honey, and sometimes I wake up feeling happy, honey, and sometimes I wake up sad as hurt.

0:28.6

But no one wakes me up the way you would when you would roll onto my side of the bed.

0:38.3

I'm trying to hold on to what I remember.

0:42.3

I'm trying to write down what I might forget.

0:47.3

You never knew exactly who I was,

0:51.3

but you can't change your mind about what you said.

0:58.0

It was written on the back of a track, six words from a song you love,

1:02.0

don't, don't think about it's all right, sometimes the words need what you like,

1:07.0

thought I find you a friend, but you weren't who I thought she was

1:11.9

Love kiss to the cards above

1:14.0

Hit play on the console, turn it up

1:16.5

I'm going to do We said we'd always keep in touch, sweetheart, but maybe that's not how this wheel should roll.

1:48.2

No need to pick up all the broken parts I just head on down on 9 before

1:51.6

I was run

1:54.4

from the start

1:56.7

it doesn't matter how you've been so long been so hard

2:05.6

There's a softness I can't stop

2:10.6

Started on the back of a shack

2:14.6

Six words from the song you left You just keep me hanging on

2:19.3

Sometimes the words say what you want

2:22.3

Thought I find you up in front

2:24.3

But you weren't who I thought you was

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