[Intro] Hey Come on Keep it rolling [Verse 1] Morning found the highway wearing yesterday Coffee on the dashboard, county signs in gray Old man at the crossing raised his weathered hand Freight cars shook the gravel like a restless marching band [Pre-Chorus] Every mile takes something Every mile leaves some If you’ve got somebody You’ve already won [Chorus] Who keeps your engine turning? When the road gets mean Who keeps your engine turning? When you’re running lean Love keeps your engine turning When your luck runs thin Keep that engine turning Let somebody in [Verse 2] Met a woman by the depot with a suitcase at her feet Said the rent took every dollar, winter took the heat Still she bought a cup for someone sleeping by the door Said a hand can carry plenty when it carries something more [Pre-Chorus] Every mile takes something Every mile leaves some If you’ve got somebody You’ve already won [Chorus] Who keeps your engine turning? When the road gets mean Who keeps your engine turning? When you’re running lean Love keeps your engine turning When your luck runs thin Keep that engine turning Let somebody in [Verse 3] Factory whistle sounded when the afternoon went red Men came through the doorway with the week upon their heads One went home to supper, one had nowhere left to go Two chairs at a table beat a mansion spent alone [Bridge] Money buys a ticket Steel can cross the land But nothing gets you home Like one familiar hand You can own the roadway You can own the rain Still somebody waiting Makes you board again [Final Chorus] Who keeps your engine turning? When the road gets mean Who keeps your engine turning? When you’re running lean Love keeps your engine turning When your luck runs thin Keep that engine turning Let somebody in Keep it turning Hey, keep it turning Got a long way left to go [Outro] Roll
