Shotgun Angel (Live in ’79)

[Spoken: Terry Scott Taylor]
We're gonna dedicate one right now to all you, uh, you truck drivers

[Verse 1]
Well, I've been driving all night, and I know I'm getting tired
But I haven't got far to go
Think I'll push this southbound eighteen wheeler
A little further on down the road
I've been driving like a fool
Dodging all the truck stops
Trying hard to make it home
I gotta put the hammer down
Drive it in the ground
Think I'm going crazy just from driving alone

[Verse 2]
Well, my eyes are getting heavy
And I ran out of vitamins six or seven hours ago
So I thought I'd try to raise me a northbound jimmy
On my C.B. radio
I was breaking for a copy when someone answered back
In a voice that was sweet and low
He said, "I'm gonna lay it on you where the rubber meets the road
It's the Lord talking to you on your radio"

[Chorus]
It was the voice of Jesus
And I heard him say
"Got an angel riding shotgun
And he's riding with you all the way"

[Guitar Solo]

And I was flying like the wind, breathing fire like a dragon
When my diesel truck left the ground
Well, I thought that I was dreaming, but the Lord was talking to me
Really laying the gospel down
I was praying and repenting, laughing and grinning
Thought my diesel truck was heaven-bound
But then the angel hit the air brakes and slowed my jimmy down
Made a three point landing 'bout a mile from town

[Chorus]
It was the voice of Jesus
And I heard him say
"Got an angel riding shotgun
And he's riding with you all the way"

[Outro]
All the way
He's riding with you all the way
All the way
He's riding with you all the way
All the way
He's riding with you all the way
All the way
He's riding with you all the way