"The Car" is a song written by Gary Heyde and C. Michael Spriggs, and recorded by American country music artist Jeff Carson.

The song reached number three on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart in December 1995.

In the first verse, the narrator expresses desire for a Ford Mustang, but cannot get one due to his father being busy with work.

A review in Billboard was positive, praising Carson's "warm, affecting voice" while calling it "one of the most powerfully moving songs released this year.

Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks for the week of October 7, 1995.