Well it's Saturday night, I've been up since Thursday 
Another pack of cigarettes, some coffee to go 
My boots need new heels My shirt smells like diesel 
And I bet you don't know just how far I've got to go 

I was runnin' low on gas so I stopped into Fort Worth 
Ran into this sweet angel said she was from St. Lou 
Well I thought I had it made until I heard some voice 
say 
Hey boy, that's my wife and just who the hell are you 

And I've taken my share of those little white pills 
I throw'd 'er down into overdrive in the California 
hills 
I fly from coast to coast I've got to find out how it 
feels 
To be heaven in the sack and hell on 18 wheels

If I only had a dollar for every tire I've blown 
By now I'd be a rich man, I wouldn't haul this load 
And I ain't even seen no cheap motel in hours 
And I feel about as worn down As the old lines on the 
road 

There's some station up ahead, if it's open I can't 
tell 
There's some basement AM station playing old Lefty 
Frizzell 
"Always Late With Your Kisses" don't we know how that 
feels 
Lord, it's heaven on the airwaves and hell on 18 wheels 

Yeah there's fifty states in all, I've seen almost 
every one 
Tried every kind of waitress and every kind of beer 
And over time I've been written almost every kind of 
warning 
I'm still dodging weigh stations but at least I'm still 
here 

And I've taken my share of those little white pills 
I throw?d 'er down into overdrive in the California 
hills 
I fly from coast to coast I've got to find out how it 
feels 
To be heaven in the sack and hell on 18 wheels