Miles On This Old Highway

Lyrics

Verse 1
Sun comin’ up
Over Exit 29
Coffee in a paper cup
Still too hot to try
Dashboard full of Polaroids
Kids with gap-tooth smiles
I kiss their faces in my mind
For another thousand miles

Chorus
That’s a trucker’s life
White lines and diner signs
Sleepin’ in the parking lot
Dreamin’ of that porch at night
Got a name on the door
Got a name waitin’ at home
Rollin’ on, rollin’ on
That’s a trucker’s life (oh-oh)
Rollin’ on, rollin’ on
That’s a trucker’s life

Verse 2
Breaker, breaker, buddy
You still ridin’ behind?
He says he’s chasin’ paychecks
I say I’m chasin’ time
Radio talkin’ weather
Storms out Tennessee
I’ve outrun worse than thunder
It’s the quiet that gets to me

Chorus
That’s a trucker’s life
White lines and diner signs
Sleepin’ in the parking lot
Dreamin’ of that porch at night
Got a name on the door
Got a name waitin’ at home
Rollin’ on, rollin’ on
That’s a trucker’s life (yeah)
Rollin’ on, rollin’ on
That’s a trucker’s life

Bridge
Some folks punch a clock
I watch mile markers fade
Countin’ down the exits
Till I see our driveway
Every load I haul
Every long, lonesome night
Is just one more story
For that kid on my side

Chorus
That’s a trucker’s life
White lines and diner signs
Sleepin’ in the parking lot
Dreamin’ of that porch at night
Got a name on the door
Got a name waitin’ at home
Rollin’ on, rollin’ on
That’s a trucker’s life (oh-oh)
Rollin’ on, rollin’ on
That’s a trucker’s life