Big Rig Blues
by Alexander Wren
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I got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
Talkin' 18 wheels
Talkin' cowboy boots
I got the pedal to the metal
Hula dancer on the dash
Gotta make it from Virginia
All the way to Hackensack
It’s a quarter ‘till eleven
And I’m drivin’ straight through
I got them big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
Well, I always loved the hum
Of the rubber on the road
Love to roll them windows down
Smell that burnin’ diesel smoke
Makes me think about the score
It makes me think about my wife
I look at all the trees
And start to contemplate my life
I ain’t ever been to heaven
But I’d bet it’s surely second
To these big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
It’s time to pull into the Pilot
For to take a little break
I've gotta get a can of Skol
I’m gonna give myself a shave
I’m drinkin’ Folgers in the morning
Bumpin’ cocaine every night
While that country station sings
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
There’s a heavy rain a-fallin’
And I’m howlin’ at the moon
I got them big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
(Woo!)
My address in Okie City
But the highway here’s my home
We got a baby girl named Lil’
And my firstborn is John
Yes, I’m proud to be livin’
In the U.S. of A
Where the kids can walk to school
And I can put some bread away
I’m just a good ol’ boy
Proud to pay them Teamster dues
Got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
(Yes)
Now, the savior worked with wood
He made his money with his hands
And my daddy sold appliances
To good honest men
And some people like to bake
Some people like to teach
And, listen, all of that alright
But, honey, none of it's for me
So when anybody asks
Lord, I shoot ‘em straight and smooth…
Chorus
I got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
We're talkin’ 18 wheels
We're talkin’ cowboy boots
I got that pedal to the metal
Hula dancer on the dash, yah
I’ve landed in the garden state
It’s great to be on back
Now the mornin’ sun’s a-risin’
Shinin’ on the dew
We're talkin’ big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
I got them big rig, big rig…
Blues
I got them big rig blues
Talkin' 18 wheels
Talkin' cowboy boots
I got the pedal to the metal
Hula dancer on the dash
Gotta make it from Virginia
All the way to Hackensack
It’s a quarter ‘till eleven
And I’m drivin’ straight through
I got them big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
Well, I always loved the hum
Of the rubber on the road
Love to roll them windows down
Smell that burnin’ diesel smoke
Makes me think about the score
It makes me think about my wife
I look at all the trees
And start to contemplate my life
I ain’t ever been to heaven
But I’d bet it’s surely second
To these big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
It’s time to pull into the Pilot
For to take a little break
I've gotta get a can of Skol
I’m gonna give myself a shave
I’m drinkin’ Folgers in the morning
Bumpin’ cocaine every night
While that country station sings
Praise the Lord, I saw the light
There’s a heavy rain a-fallin’
And I’m howlin’ at the moon
I got them big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
(Woo!)
My address in Okie City
But the highway here’s my home
We got a baby girl named Lil’
And my firstborn is John
Yes, I’m proud to be livin’
In the U.S. of A
Where the kids can walk to school
And I can put some bread away
I’m just a good ol’ boy
Proud to pay them Teamster dues
Got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
(Yes)
Now, the savior worked with wood
He made his money with his hands
And my daddy sold appliances
To good honest men
And some people like to bake
Some people like to teach
And, listen, all of that alright
But, honey, none of it's for me
So when anybody asks
Lord, I shoot ‘em straight and smooth…
Chorus
I got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
We're talkin’ 18 wheels
We're talkin’ cowboy boots
I got that pedal to the metal
Hula dancer on the dash, yah
I’ve landed in the garden state
It’s great to be on back
Now the mornin’ sun’s a-risin’
Shinin’ on the dew
We're talkin’ big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
I got them big rig, big rig…
Blues
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released November 15, 2024
Produced by Micah Tawlks
Mastered by Joe Causey
Produced by Micah Tawlks
Mastered by Joe Causey
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