Well my truck's wound up and it's ready to roll    I got a good buddy workin' for the Highway Patrol    So if I get a ticket or two, It's gonna be alright    But the sheriff and his boys they're in Estilline    Unless they're out to lunch at the Dairy Queen    They'll be itchin' to turn on those red, white, and blue    lights       Well just like my daddy I was born a drifter    I got a rebel heart and eight - ball shifter    Horns on the hood and forty channel CB       Well some things you never leave home without    Like your Bible, log book, and your drivin' route    And your Best Of Dale Watson on CD          Chorus:       Cause I'm a diesel drivin' daddy    Don't you get in my lane    Puttin' the pedal to the medal    Bringin' eighteen wheels of pain    I've been in love    Broke some hearts    Settled down long enough to replace the parts    Kicked a little    Asphalt along the way          There's a lonely life livin' on the road    When the only friend you've got is the radio    And even he fades in and out every now and then    But maybe someday you'll find the right one    That'll shift the gears and let ya ride shotgun    Knows how to get that big ole rig to spin          Chorus       I'm a panhandlin' manhandlin'    Post holin' high rollin' dust bowlin' daddy    I ain't got no blood in my veins    I just got them four lanes    Of hard Amarillo highway       Chorus