“TRUCKER’S PRAYER”

TRUCKER’S PRAYER Written by 12Gauge858 Music Intro Mmmm… Another thousand miles tonight… Lord keep these wheels straight… Keep me awake… Bring me home… [Verse 1] Coffee gone cold in the cup holder light Highway lines blur in the middle of night Load strapped down and the trailer pulls hard Crossing state lines underneath these stars Cab chatter crackling, truckers helping each other through Passing wreckage of old rigs, wondering who made it through Pulling over at dangerous truck stops to rest these weary eyes Lord help us all out here beneath these endless skies Seen good people and I seen bad things Truck stop stories and broken dreams Every mile got a lesson burned inside And tonight I just wanna survive [Pre-Chorus] Eyes getting heavy but I still push through Thinking about the faces waiting back home too Hands on the wheel while my mind starts to drift Lord give me strength when this road starts to shift [Chorus] This is a trucker’s prayer rolling through the night Angels watch my wheels underneath these lights Keep me awake when the darkness calls my name Guide this rig through the pouring rain From Texas roads to places unknown Don’t let me walk these highways alone Every load I haul, every bridge I cross Protect my soul through the fog and loss This is a trucker’s prayer [Verse 2] Snow in the mountains, heat in the south Sometimes loneliness louder than my mouth Miles stack up like scars on skin Still chasing daylight again and again Seen wreckage sitting off old exits too Makes you think different when it could be you So I whisper hope through tired breath Trying to outrun fatigue and death [Pre-Chorus] My body’s worn but the road ain’t done Still got hundreds more before this run So if I close my eyes too long tonight Please Lord keep these headlights bright [Chorus] This is a trucker’s prayer rolling through the night Angels watch my wheels underneath these lights Keep me awake when the darkness calls my name Guide this rig through the pouring rain From Texas roads to places unknown Don’t let me walk these highways alone Every load I haul, every bridge I cross Protect my soul through the fog and loss Bridge If I don’t make this exit before sunrise Tell my people I fought these tired eyes Every driver knows what silence can do When it’s just the highway staring back at you Final Chorus This is a trucker’s prayer carried by the wind For every road warrior doing it again Keep our families close though we’re far away Let these tires lead us safely home someday Outro Thank you Lord… Another run complete… Tomorrow we roll again…