He’s got a sunburn on his left arm From hangin’ out a Peterbilt window Got a wife and three kids on the farm Drivin’ just as fast as he can go, yeah
Minneapolis in his rear view He’s a dead headin’ to Tulsa Got the hammer down on 82 With every mile marker getting’ closer, I said
Hey, he’s a trucker man Tryin’ to get home just as fast as he can Those redeye runs are taking their toll His eighteen wheeler is a rollin’ back home
Starin’ a hole through the windshield He’s got nineteen on the CB wheel They call him the Bandit ‘Cause he only brakes for the Smokies, I said
Hey, he’s a trucker man Tryin’ to get home just as fast as he can Those redeye runs are taking their toll His eighteen wheeler is a rollin’ back home
He’s got a Smith and Wesson in the glove box And Mother Mary on the dashboard He’s a red blooded, blue collar man American right to the core
Hey, he’s a trucker man Tryin’ to get home just as fast as he can Those redeye runs are taking their toll His eighteen wheeler is a rollin’ back home
Say it, hey, he’s a trucker man Tryin’ to get home just as fast as he can Those redeye runs are taking their toll His eighteen wheeler is a rollin’ back home Well, he’s rollin’ back home