# NORTHBOUND AND SOUTHBOUND **[Intro – Spoken, playful Southern drawl]** Well, crank it up, boys! We got wheels to turn and miles to burn! Northbound, southbound… Ain't no telling where we're gonna end up tonight! **[Verse 1]** Well, I left the north with the sun coming up, Black coffee steaming in an old tin cup. Got a big twelve-wheeler and a load to deliver, And a right foot itching like a cold November shiver! There's a truck stop waitress says, "Where you bound?" I said, "Honey, anywhere there's a highway around!" She laughed so hard that she nearly fell down, When I told her I was northbound, southbound! **[Chorus]** Northbound, southbound, rolling on through, Eighteen big wheels and a sky so blue! Shift that gear and let that engine sing, I'm the king of the road when I do my thing! Northbound, southbound, don't slow down, Raise a little dust through every little town! With my hands on the wheel and my boots on the ground, I'm a long-haul joker going north and southbound! **[Verse 2]** Well, I crossed through Texas with the windows rolled down, Had a sheriff give me a wave just outside of town. My CB was buzzing, the boys were all talking, And that old rig's suspension kept rocking and rocking! There's a Kenworth behind me with a load of hay, And a Peterbilt ahead that's been running all day. We got miles to go and a paycheck to find, And a whole lot of highway on this crazy old line! **[Chorus]** Northbound, southbound, rolling on through, Eighteen big wheels and a sky so blue! Shift that gear and let that engine sing, I'm the king of the road when I do my thing! Northbound, southbound, don't slow down, Raise a little dust through every little town! With my hands on the wheel and my boots on the ground, I'm a long-haul joker going north and southbound! **[Instrumental Break – Fast Country Guitar Picking]** *Twanging electric guitar, chicken-pickin' licks, walking bass and lively country drums.* **[Bridge – Spoken / CB Radio]** Breaker, breaker, one-nine! Hey, good buddy, what's your twenty? I'm somewhere between here and there! Going north? Going south? Shoot, I'm just trying to find a decent cup of coffee! **[Verse 3]** When the northern wind blows, I head for the south, With a big ol' grin and a song in my mouth. When the southern sun gets too hot to stand, I point that old truck toward the northern land! No fancy limousine, no diamond ring, Just a diesel engine and a guitar string. From the mountain roads to the Gulf Coast shore, Give me eighteen wheels and I'll ask for more! **[Final Chorus]** Northbound, southbound, rolling on through, Eighteen big wheels and a sky so blue! Shift that gear and let that engine sing, I'm the king of the road when I do my thing! Northbound, southbound, hear that sound, Ain't a happier trucker for a hundred miles around! From the northern border to the southern ground, Keep that big rig rolling northbound and southbound! **[Outro – Spoken]** Well, I'll be doggone! Northbound in the morning, southbound by night! Keep the shiny side up and the greasy side down! This here's DesertHighway_Band… And we're outta here! Ten-four, good buddy!
