(You can dam out the water and shut the wind out) But a man ain't been born who can destroy a drought There's a hot screaming wind at my door but I just
Headin' down to Memphis draggin' a heavy load Cold night wind a blowin' on a long dark stretch of road The night had been a long one the hours were going
I wheeled into a truck stop in Texas A little place called Hamburger Dan I heard that old jukebox a playin' Song about a truck drivin' man That waitress
Who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel In the picture on the billboard in a field near the big old highway? Rollin' down the highway
First time I soared my heart felt a little bit funny I knew right away I just had to have honey Lips like cherry wine feel good touch of mine she makes
Thank you girl it's been so much fun you know me I gotta get up and run I never had a nest don't want a home sorry girl eagles fly alone You've given
Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh a rollin' down that Eastern Seaboard I got my diesel wound up and she's a runnin' like a never before There's a speed zone
Well now that it's all over now we've gone our seperate ways From time to time the pass will cross your mind Don't let the life turn you bitter don't
If a load was illegal they'd call on the Eagle. That trucker'd been cheating for years. He lived on back highways and unpatrolled byways, with only his
Kinda tricky when she's caught in a trap by me Kinda dumb in a smart little way like she can be Those cry a little laugh a little moods that fit her to
Life is looking up again she's back where she belongs And my old heart is on the man she was gone so long From loneliness to happiness my life I rearrange
Well I've heard your stories about your fast trains But now I'll tell you bout one all the travelin' folks have seen She's the beauty of the Southland
I knew the state of ol' Wisconsin back when I was eight I sang all over Minneapolis lookin' for a break I rode the rapid rivers with the Chiquoia Indian
For as long as I can remember I've worked down in this pit But today it's all over for this is the day I quit I'm gonna take my sweet little Ginny and
A thousand miles dear a thousand more across the water across the shore I'll say a prayer for yours and mine please think of me dear each night at nine
Well there once was a time that this farm of mine was plowed by a mule and a man They worked from dawn till darkness just tryin' to civilize the sand
You're caught in a trouble you mangy pup Now how you gonna brag about a bad bringin' up Your pappy was a hound dog son of a gun You know what they say
(They're selling the homeplace today) Yeah they're sellin' me out today just lost too much money too many years in a row And since pa died I ain't got