Diesel Driving Daddy

Well, my truck's wound up, and it's ready to roll I got a good buddy workin' for the Highway Patrol So if I get a ticket or two, it's gonna be alright But the Sheriff and his boys they're in Estelline Unless they're out to lunch at the Dairy Queen They'll be itchin' to turn on those red, white, and blue lights

Well, just like my daddy, I was born a drifter 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 drivin' route And your "Best Of Dale Watson" on CD

'Cause I'm a diesel drivin' daddy Don't you get in my lane Puttin' the pedal to the medal Bringin' eighteen wheels of pain

I've been in love, broke some hearts Settled down long enough to replace the parts Kicked a little asphalt along the way

There's a lonely life livin' on the road When the only friend you've got is the radio And even he fades in and out every now and then But maybe someday you'll find the right one That'll shift the gears and let ya ride shotgun And knows how to get that big ole rig to spin

I'm a diesel drivin' daddy Don't you get in my lane Puttin' the pedal to the medal Bringin' eighteen wheels of pain

I've been in love broke some hearts Settled down long enough to replace the parts Kicked a little asphalt along the way Aw, truckstop

I'm a panhandlin', manhandlin' Post-holin' and high-rollin', dust-bowlin' daddy I ain't got no blood in my veins I just got them four lanes Of hard Amarillo highway

'Cause I'm a diesel drivin' daddy Don't you get in my lane Puttin' the pedal to the medal Bringin' eighteen wheels of pain

I've 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 honk-tonkin' highway

Aw, take her home, now