Well, my truckâs wound up and itâs ready to roll
I got a good buddy workinâ for the Highway Patrol
So if I get a ticket or two, itâs gonna be alright
But the Sheriff and his boys theyâre in Estilline
Unless theyâre out to lunch at the Dairy Queen
Theyâll be itchinâ to turn on those red, white and blue lights
Well, just like my daddy I was born a drifter
I got a rebel heart and eight ball shifter
Horns on the hood and forty channel CB
Well, some things you never leave home without
Like your Bible, log book and your drivinâ route
And your Best Of Dale Watson on CD
'Cause Iâm a diesel drivinâ daddy
Donât you get in my lane
Puttinâ the pedal to the medal
Bringinâ eighteen wheels of pain
Iâve been in love broke some hearts
Settled down long enough to replace the parts
Kicked a little
Asphalt along the way
Thereâs a lonely life livinâ on the road
When the only friend youâve got is the radio
And even he fades in and out every now and then
But maybe someday youâll find the right one
That'll shift the gears and let ya ride shotgun
Knows how to get that big ole rig to spin
'Cause Iâm a diesel drivinâ daddy
Donât you get in my lane
Puttinâ the pedal to the medal
Bringinâ eighteen wheels of pain
Iâve been in love broke some hearts
Settled down long enough to replace the parts
Kicked a little
Asphalt along the way
Iâm a panhandlinâ manhandlinâ
Post holinâ high rollinâ dust bowlinâ daddy
I ainât got no blood in my veins
I just got them four lanes
Of hard Amarillo highway
'Cause Iâm a diesel drivinâ daddy
Donât you get in my lane
Puttinâ the pedal to the medal
Bringinâ eighteen wheels of pain
Iâve been in love broke some hearts
Settled down long enough to replace the parts
Kicked a little
Asphalt along the way
Up and down that honky tonkinâ highway