Six Days on the Road
Carl Montgomery, Earl Green, 1961· Songs Well-Known in America · p.294
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Well, I pulled out of Pittsburgh,
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Rollin' down the Eastern Seaboard.
I've got my diesel wound up,
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And she's running like never before.
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There's a speed zone ahead, all right,
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I don't see a cop in sight.
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Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
I got ten forward gears, and a Georgia overdrive.
I'm taking little white pills, and my eyes are open wide.
I just passed a 'Jimmy' and a 'White', I've been passin' everything in sight.
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
Well, it seems like a month, Since I kissed my baby good-bye.
I could have a lot of women, But I'm not like some other guys.
I could find one to hold me tight, But I could never make believe it's alright.
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
I.C.C. is checking on down the line.
I'm a little overweight and my log's three days behind.
But nothing bothers me tonight. I can dodge all the scales all right,
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
Well, my rig's a little old, But that don't mean she's slow.
There's a flame from her stack, And the smoke's rolling black as coal.
My hometown's coming in sight, If you think I'm happy you’re right.
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
Six days on the road and I'm gonna make it home tonight.
*Recorded by Dave Dudley. Best played with a “walking” bass