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Lowdown Truck Driver
(from the live show)
© Scott H. Biram


Well I'm a lowdown truck driver 
Eighteen wheels and an easy rider 
Lord have mercy -
Lord have mercy on my weary soul 
Well I'm a burnin' down this highway baby 
And I'm pullin' on a heavy load

You know those high winds, those high grades 
I'm pullin' freight, and I'm gettin' paid 
Lord, them chicken coops ain't open 
and I'm in high gear, hammer down in the hammer lane 
I'm gonna blow right past those smokies 
I got friends on the inside pullin' strings

I've been to Detroit, L.A., New York, Mississipp-i-a 
Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, East Texas and Viet Nam 
Lord have mercy -
Lord have mercy on my weary soul 
Well I'm a burnin' down this highway baby 
and I'm pullin' on a heavy load

I've taken little white pills 
I'm seein' white lines 
You know that log book, she's way behind 
Well this 18-wheeler's  runnin' 
just like 18 tons of fallin' lead 
Well I can see the lights of home baby 
'cause Austin's just 20 more miles ahead

I've been to Detroit, L.A., New York, Mississipp-i-a 
Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, East Texas and Vietnam 
Lord have mercy -
Lord have mercy on my weary soul 
Well I'm a gearin' on down boys 
'Cause I can finally see the lights of home


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