Keep it rolling - Hammer down 2 - by MARTY

[Verse 1] Day six, I’m running on coffee and a blinking dash light Northbound at first light in a Freightliner Cascadia, still chasing the next mile Westbound past the wheat in a Kenworth T680, southbound after midnight Eastbound by dawn in a Peterbilt 579, just me and the red glow [Solo] [Chorus] All week long, the diesel’s got a hardback beat Big rig, long haul, hands on the wheel, no sleep She says “stay sharp,” white paint sliding under my seat Load in the back, the whole cab shivers low From truck stop coffee to a station glow First call, last call, I still want one more go Four directions, one rig, another town I don’t know The road keeps talking, and I answer back This cab’s my room, and this lane’s my track (Choir: keep it rolling) (Choir: keep it rolling) (Choir: hammer down) (Choir: hammer down) [Solo] [Verse 2] Got a paper cup gone cold and a motel key bent in my pocket CB crackling like a bad habit I can’t quite shake Southbound for a paycheck in a Volvo VNL, westbound for the bend Northbound for a pickup in a Mack Anthem, eastbound in an International LT again Eastbound through the dark where the county is asleep I count the exits and the calls I said I’d keep Hands on the wheel, but my head’s already at breakfast And my girl on the phone says, “you sound like you’re drifting” Another state line just slipping behind me [Solo] [Chorus] All week long, the diesel’s got a hardback beat Big rig, long haul, hands on the wheel, no sleep She says “stay sharp,” white paint sliding under my seat Load in the back, the whole cab shivers low From truck stop coffee to a station glow First call, last call, I still want one more go Four directions, one rig, another town I don’t know The road keeps talking, and I answer back This cab’s my room, and this lane’s my track (Choir: keep it rolling) (Choir: keep it rolling) (Choir: hammer down) (Choir: hammer down) [Solo] [Bridge] Maybe Sunday I’ll nose in, wipe the bugs off the grille Hear my name from the porch, let the whole street sit still But tonight there’s a grade and a little more freight And her voice on the line saying, “don’t be late” (Choir: all night) (Choir: all night) [Solo] [Final Chorus] All week long, the diesel’s got a hardback beat Big rig, long haul, hands on the wheel, no sleep She says “stay sharp,” white paint sliding under my seat Load in the back, the whole cab shivers low From truck stop coffee to a station glow First call, last call, I still want one more go Four directions, one rig, another town I don’t know The road keeps talking, and I answer back This cab’s my room, and this lane’s my track So sing it loud, sing it loud, let the whole night know Keep it rolling, keep it rolling, let that engine roll Hammer down, hammer down, till the taillights go Keep it rolling, keep it rolling, let that engine roll [Solo] [Outro] Southbound, westbound, northbound, eastbound Truck, trucker, load, road, rolling on down