Lyrics:

1969
Writer(s): Merle Haggard

White line fever
A sickness born down deep within my soul
White line fever
The years keep flyin' by like the highline poles

The wrinkles in my forehead
Show the miles I've put behind me
They continue to remind me how fast I'm growin' old
Guess I'll die with this fever in my soul

I wonder just what makes a man keep pushing on
Why must I keep on sigin' this old highway song
I've been from coast to coast a hundred times before
I ain't seen one single place where I ain't been before

White line fever
A sickness born down deep within my soul
White line fever
The years keep flyin' by like the highline poles

The wrinkles in my forehead
Show the miles I've put behind me
They continue to remind me how fast I'm growin' old
Guess I'll die with this fever in my soul