Dave Dudley
Miscellaneous
Six Days On The Road (1963)
Well I rolled out of Pittsburgh rolling down the eastern seaboard
I got my diesel wound up and she’s running like never before
There’s a speed zone I’m having all right I don’t see a cop in sight
Six days on the road and I’m gonna make it home tonight

I got me ten forward gears and a Georgia overdrive
I’m taking little white pills and my eyes are open wide
I just passed up Jimmy and White I’ve been passing 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 goodbye
I could have a lot of women but I’m not like some of the guys
I could find one to hold me tight I could never make believe it’s all right
Six days on the road and I’m gonna make it home tonight

The I.C.C. is checking on down the line
Well I’m a little overweight and my logbook’s way behind
But nothing bothers me tonight I can dodge all the scales alright
Six days on the road and I’m gonna make it home tonight

Well my rigs a little old but that don’t mean she’s slow
There’s a flame from her stack and her smoke’s flowing black as coal
My hometown’s coming in sight if you think I’m happy your right
Six days on the road and I’m gonna make it home tonight