Lyrics:

Well, I'm a lowdown truck driver
Eighteen wheels and an easy rider
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on a weary soul
Well, I'm a burnin' down this highway
And I'm pullin' on a heavy load

You know them high winds, high grades
I'm pullin' freight and I'm gettin' paid
Lord, them chicken coops ain't open
And I'm high gear, hammer down in the hammer lane
I'm gonna blow right past those smokies
I got friends on the inside pullin' strings

I've been to Detroit, L.A., New York, Mississipp-i-a
Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, East Texas and Vietnam
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on a weary soul
Well, I'm a burnin' down this highway
And I'm pullin' on a heavy load
Get some!

Yeah, this is the motor mouth comin' at ya
Yeah, westbound, what's it lookin' like there out your backdoor?
Come on!

I'm takin' little white pills, I'm seein' white lines
You know that log book, she is way behind
Ah, this 18-wheeler's movin' just like 18 tons of fallin' lead
Well, I'm gonna put that hammer down, babe
'Cause Austin's just 20 more miles ahead

I've been to Detroit, L.A., New York, Mississipp-i-a
Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, East Texas and Vietnam
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on a weary soul
Yeah, I'm a burnin' down this highway
And I'm pullin' on a heavy load
Get some!

I've been to Detroit, L.A., New York, Mississipp-i-a
Grand Canyon, Hoover Dam, East Texas and Vietnam
Lord have mercy
Lord have mercy on a weary soul
Yeah, I'm a gearin' her down, boys
'Cause I can finally see, woo-hey, the lights of home