Story Behind The Song

I WAS PLAYING A GIG, AND A TRUCKER ASKED WHERE TO GET A HARMONICA BRACE SO HE COULD DRIVE AND PLAY AT THE SAME TIME. I GAVE HIM AN EXTRA I HAD, HE GAVE ME A RIDE IN HIS TRUCK, AND I WAS INSPIRED TO WRITE THIS SONG.

Song Description

O D E T O T H E C R O S S C O U N T R Y T R U C K E R

Lyrics

when you'r travelin down the highway, somewhere 'tween coast to coast
you got somethin in your eye when i'm passin you by with my heartbreak trail of smoke
yah the rumble and the thunder of my 40 foot rig does a faid off outta your sight
its a happenin thing, in the cab i'm king, and i'm haven me a helluva time
chorus
got hearts and wheels doin the pumpin a big v-8 doin the thumpin
the old grey fox on the satellite bumpin, keepin me company
got hearts and wheels doin the pumpin' a big v-8 doin the thumpin
the hammer goes down aint a jammer leavin' town
gots the good love like me

well a shiney suit is a sight to see, and you might see one on me
andi aint gonna stick around 9 to 5 where I cant love Louise
got a cup o mud and a turnaround, papas runnin night and day
I got the whole dam show sittin up in the throne o this 10 ton rollin sleigh

repeat chorus

when I shut her down and I aint around, no teardrops will be cried
when the end o this concrete cowboy thing comes around at the end of the line
and when my rig is rust and i 'm all dust on a stone theyll be a rhyme
i'll tell you what she'l read cause theres only one thing, ever keep me satisfied

rpt. chorus to end