Truckers Speed

I got grass to be mowed
Septic tank overflowed
Rain gutter's full up with leaves
Got a wife and a child
And 400 more miles
That’s why truckers speed

I ain't slept in a bed
Since the day that I left
With a load down from Los Angeles
Gotta drop off my load
'Fore the warehouses close
That’s why truckers speed

Now I'm truckin' all alone down this dark and lonely road
This bank curve's got me on my knees
So I keep the seat in drive 'cause I get there by the mile
That's why truckers speed

Say a storm is brewin'
And the traffic's barely movin’
And up the road all hit me I should see
So when I find some open road
I gotta make up time for home
That’s why truckers speed

Now I'm truckin’ all alone down this dark and lonely road
This bank curve's got me on my knees
So I keep the seat in drive 'cause I get there by the mile
That's why truckers speed
That’s why truckers speed