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A song about a long-haul truck driver who frequently has to leave his wife and children behind. He teaches them a song to sing while he’s gone.
After he is reported missing in a snowstorm, the family sings the song, hoping for his safe return.
[Chorus]
Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy 'til you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler, roll on (Roll on)
[Verse 1]
Well, it's Monday morning, he's kissing momma goodbye
He's up and gone with the sun
Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler
And he's off on a midwest run
As three sad faces gather round momma
They ask her when daddy's coming home
Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler
And they sure miss him when he's gone (Yeah, they do)
[Pre-Chorus]
Ah, but he calls them everynight
And he tells them that he loves them
He taught them this song to sing
[Chorus]
Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy 'til you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler, roll on(Roll on)
[Verse 2]
Well, it's Wednesday evening, momma's waitin by the phone
It rings but it's not his voice
Seems the highway patrol has found a jackknifed rig
In a snow bank in Illinois
But the driver was missing
And the search had been abandoned
'Cause the weather had everything stalled
And they had checked all the houses and the local motels
When they had some more news they'd call
[Pre-Chorus]
And she told them when they found him
To tell him that she loved him
And she hung up the phone singing
[Chorus]
Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy 'til you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler, roll on
[Verse 3]
Momma and the children will be waiting up all night long
Thinking nothing but the worst is coming
With the ringing of the telephone
Oh, but the man upstairs was listening
When momma asked him to bring daddy home
And when the call came in it was daddy on the other end
Asking her if she had been singing the song, singing
[Chorus]
Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy 'til you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler
Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on daddy 'til you get back home
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on (Roll on)
[Outro]
Eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Roll on, roll on, roll on, roll on
Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) was written by Dave Loggins.
Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) was produced by Harold Shedd & Alabama.
Alabama released Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler) on Fri Jan 06 1984.