Heartaches And Byways (Larry W. Jones 09/30/2006) (song#4029) People I've seen, roads in between And here I am again tonight Sitting on this stool, feeling like a fool Singing songs of things that aren't right Songs that I've sung, since I was young That really don't mean a thing Sometimes I ask why, I'm living this lie While living the songs that I sing Heartbreaks and byways, good and bad days And hearing some lonesome whistle at night Heading for a show date, slowing on the jake brake Silver Eagle heading for lights that are bright It's heartaches and byways tonight Tomorrow I'll be where, there's fans who will stare And hopefully cheer at my sound The byways that I've taken, are long and forsaken But there ain't no turning around Heartbreaks and byways, good and bad days And hearing some lonesome whistle at night Heading for a show date, slowing on the jake brake Silver Eagle heading for lights that are bright It's heartaches and byways tonight Heartbreaks and byways, good and bad days And hearing some lonesome whistle at night Heading for a show date, slowing on the jake brake Silver Eagle heading for lights that are bright It's heartaches and byways tonight Highway 59 (Larry W. Jones 10/12/2006) (song#4051) This rig that I'm a-drivin' is rollin' mighty fine I'm still survivin' this old life on Highway 59 It's a long way from Laredo up to Canada I've seen it all seems like a hundred times Rollin' up Highway 59 to the Harris County line This Southwest Freeway has no sex appeal I'll be home tonight when I see that Eastex sign Where my sweet darlin's cookin' up my meal Coffee she'll have ready along with cowboy stew And my Texas cowgirl has her kisses ready too I'm tired from drivin' but I'm feelin' mighty fine Rollin' toward a Texas rodeo up Highway 59 I've wrestled this old Peterbilt all the way from Laredo Black top and concrete and the goin's sometimes slow But when I hear that top gear whine, I just can't wait To unwind where love is fine in the Lone Star state Coffee she'll have ready along with cowboy stew And my Texas cowgirl has her kisses ready too I'm tired from drivin' but I'm feelin' mighty fine Rollin' toward a Texas rodeo up Highway 59 Eighteen Wheels At Midnight (Larry W. Jones 11/24/2006) (song#4178) The town I'm from is so doggone little Only had one caution light in the middle At night I'd go down and whittle the time away I'd listen to the horn from an eighteen wheeler That old highway called and I could feel 'er I'd dream of eighteen wheels at midnight Rolling on that road lookin' for the light of day I grew up like a lonesome pup Flew around in my pickup truck Tryin' to escape from that little town of mine Can't say it didn't treat me right But I dreamed of eighteen wheels at midnight Every time I heard a big 'ol diesel whine I put my dreams on that white dotted line And I plotted how to escape that little town But somehow my dreams all let me down Cause I'm still here just wasting time Why I stayed, well it's hard to say Life in a little town ain't too harried Things came along, got in the way Like kids 'n mortgage, bein' married I still fly around in my pickup truck Payin' bills when the money's tight Well, I guess I just ran out of luck Dreamin' of eighteen wheels at midnight Just Shot Past Hot Springs (Larry W. Jones 12/19/2006) (song#4248) Yesterday I left my dreams in Houston Back in that bayou city with you It's a pity I had to run But I was tired of feeling blue I gassed up the tank in Texarkana Just as I had planned Reset the stations on the radio Watched for the law man Now I just shot past Hot Springs Following the white dotted line Don't know what the road will bring But I've gotta get you off my mind Gotta keep my hands on the wheel While my heart is weeping still This old blacktop is turning blue And I can't stop me from loving you Now I just shot past Hot Springs But it's not gettin' me over you Staring at headlights in the dark Like deer in the headlights do Hear the blare of a honky tonk bar On the radio that sounds like you I wish we had turned things around Before I left that old Astrodome But I'm here and I'm Nashville bound By tomorrow you'll know I'm gone Now I just shot past Hot Springs Following the white dotted line Don't know what the road will bring But I've gotta get you off my mind Gotta keep my hands on the wheel While my heart is weeping still This old blacktop is turning blue And I can't stop me from loving you Now I just shot past Hot Springs But it's not gettin' me over you Big Freightliner (Larry W. Jones 01/09/2007) (song#4306) Big Freightliner, let me hear you whine Big wheels, keep a-rollin' down the line Rollin' through the night burnin' up the road Big Freightliner, get me there on time Big wheels, I feel you rollin' just fine Gotta make it to Houston with a heavy load That Choctaw truck stop was warm and nice Glad I'm through that Oklahoma snow and ice Headin' south across the Red River Valley line Soon I'll be on that Dallas-Houston superslab No more stops for diesel, no more credit tab Check my pocket watch, I'm just a little behind Big Freightliner, let me hear you whine Big wheels, keep a-rollin' down the line Rollin' through the night burnin' up the road Big Freightliner, get me there on time Big wheels, I feel you rollin' just fine Gotta make it to Houston with a heavy load Black smoke a-pourin' from flaming stacks Passin' up a freight racing down the tracks Too fast to count the white dotted lines Gotta keep an eye out for black and white Hard to see a trooper in the dead of night Keep this rig rollin' toward Houston signs Big Freightliner, let me hear you whine Big wheels, keep a-rollin' down the line Rollin' through the night burnin' up the road Big Freightliner, get me there on time Big wheels, I feel you rollin' just fine Gotta make it to Houston with a heavy load Takin' The Short Way Home (Larry W. Jones 02/04/2007) (song#4383) Well, it's Monday mornin' and it's almost noon I'll be holdin' my darlin' close real soon Pour strong the coffee in my coffee cup I'll be on the road when I saddle up I'm gonna roll on down another hundred miles Just another hundred miles with a covered load I'm gonna roll on down til I see a hundred smiles Just another hundred miles on a black top road I can almost feel your kiss, almost see your face I'm almost rollin' faster than the law will grace The rain is comin' down, my wheels are makin' foam I don't care cause I'm takin' the short way home - instrumental - Don't need no more stops for diesel-ine Windshield wipers keep my windows clean Burnin' up the back roads with my tires Burnin' up with a load of sweet desires I can almost feel your kiss, almost see your face Almost rollin' faster than the law will grace The rain is comin' down, my wheels are makin' foam I don't care cause I'm takin' the short way home The rain is comin' down, my wheels are makin' foam I don't care cause I'm takin' the short way home Takin' the short way home Takin' the short way home Takin' the short way home Livin' On Pickup Truck Drive (Larry W. Jones 02/15/2007) (song#4434) Well, I'm not a rich man livin' in a penthouse dive I'm just a poor cowboy livin' on Pickup Truck Drive I work longer every day than the old nine to five I'm just a poor cowboy livin' on Pickup Truck Drive I'm not a rich man waitin' for his ship to arrive I'm just a poor cowboy who's tryin' to stay alive Doin' each day what I know is right is what I strive I'm just a poor cowboy livin' on Pickup Truck Drive - instrumental - I know there's rich folks shoppin' on Rodeo Drive Buyin' up everything every rich man can contrive But I've got more that gold and on her love I thrive I'm just a poor cowboy livin' on Pickup Truck Drive Yeah, I'm just a poor cowboy Livin' it up on Pickup Truck Drive Down To Texas Where I'm Bound (Larry W. Jones 02/28/2007) (song#4480) I'm sitting in the station in another dirty town Looking through my tears as they tumble down Waiting for a bus they call a big greyhound To take me down to Texas where I'm bound Where that old dog is going, I don't give a hoot Just as long as when I stop, I see cowboy boots I can't wait for that old hound to come around To take me down to Texas where I'm bound - instrumental - Where that old dog is going, I don't give a hoot Just as long as when I stop, I see cowboy boots I can't wait for that old hound to come around To take me down to Texas where I'm bound I used to have a love that I could call my own I heard that she's somewhere around San Antone Well, hello driver, get that big 'ol diesel wound To take me down to Texas where I'm bound Freightliner Cowboy (Larry W. Jones 03/16/2007) (song#4522) When I was just a little boy My daddy told me lots of tales All about great gandpa Troy Ridin' all those cattle trails I guess you can say I was impressed Down to my very heart and soul Cause I still dream of the 'ol wild west Though it's taken quite a toll I don't wear spurs that jingle at my feet And my cell phone don't need a wire My big 'ol diesel is the king of the fleet Cause I'm a Freightliner cowboy flyer Some say this truckin' life is suicidal But I see it as my rising star Once in a while I let my big diesel idle And strum a song on my guitar - instrumental - I sing about a girl I used to know Of days that have come and gone But now I just ride the open road On this freightliner I call home I don't wear spurs that jingle at my feet And my cell phone don't need a wire My big 'ol diesel is the king of the fleet Cause I'm a Freightliner cowboy flyer Forgotten Down That Lost Highway (Larry W. Jones 04/25/2007) (song#4612) Hot sunny days and rainy nights A trucking job is just cheating life I'm over the road with a heavy load Wondering about my lonely wife Forgotten down that lost highway Watching my dreams fading away Forgotten down that lost highway I'm never gonna see a better day Empty dreams and empty schemes Truckin' life ain't never what it seems Eighteen wheels on the straightaway And there ain't no way to get away Forgotten down that lost highway Watching my dreams fading away Forgotten down that lost highway I'm never gonna see a better day Tired and cold, need a run that's short But over the road just ain't that sort Step on the pedal, big diesel whines Lookni' to see them git home signs Forgotten down that lost highway Watching my dreams fading away Forgotten down that lost highway I'm never gonna see a better day Smokin' And Rollin' On (Larry W. Jones 07/04/2007) (song#4756) Brake pads smokin', black wheels rollin' Smokin' and rollin' on Brake pads smokin', downgrade's got them black wheels pokin' Smokin' and rollin' Smokin' and rollin' on That white dotted line outlines the nation Truck drivers all know what they're facin' They're just gypsies smokin' down the road With a heavy load Smokin' and rollin' on - instrumental - That white dotted line outlines the nation Truck drivers all know what they're facin' They're just gypsies smokin' down the road With a heavy load Smokin' and rollin' on Gear jammin', just tryin' the best one to find Truck drivers become accustomed to the grind Whether makin' speed or downshiftin' for inclines Truck drivers pull the load and hate to get behind Brake pads smokin', black wheels rollin' Smokin' and rollin' on Smokin' and rollin' on Smokin' and rollin' on Driving Along The Wrong Back Road (Larry W. Jones 09/14/2007) (song#4953) Too many loves and none were true Has anyone done the same to you Heartaches can make a heavy load Driving along the wrong back road Oh, I had friends but now they're gone But memories go on and on Dreams on others are now bestowed Driving along the wrong back road Too many byways through all the years My ways have only led to tears Losing must be the truckers' code Driving along the wrong back road - instrumental - Too many byways through all the years My ways have only led to tears Losing must be the truckers' code Driving along the wrong back road I missed a turn, miss all my friends There's no return to make amends I can't plant anew, seeds been sowed Driving along the wrong back road West Bound And Up (Larry W. Jones 09/14/2007) (song#4955) West bound and up Sundown in a diesel truck I'm on a black top road called the Cheyenne run Truckin' through ice and snow I got a long way to go West bound and up This ol' Texas Lone Ranger won't be outdone Though I ain't gonna get no medal Won't be hearin' no moanin' You can bet my cowboy boot's on the pedal Big rodeo up in Wyomin' Gotta get 'em steers from Fort Worth by mornin' This ol' Texas Lone Ranger is Cheyenne bound West bound and up Sundown in a diesel truck I'm on a black top road called the Cheyenne run Truckin' through ice and snow I got a long way to go West bound and up This ol' Texas Lone Ranger won't be outdone - instrumental - Ol' Smokey Bear's somewhere up ahead And my right boot's filled with lead Hope I don't scare this big load of steers to death Gotta keep lookin' cause he's bookin' Just keep this big ol' diesel cookin' It's a big freeway just like the sign post said West bound and up Sundown in a diesel truck I'm on a black top road called the Cheyenne run Truckin' through ice and snow I got a long way to go West bound and up This ol' Texas Lone Ranger won't be outdone West bound and up Sundown in a diesel truck I'm on a black top road called the Cheyenne run Honk If You Honky Tonk Truck Driver (Larry W. Jones 10/17/2007) (song#5079) There's a Peterbilt driver down in Texas And he loves that Texas honky tonk music He burns up Texas roads pullin' heavy loads He's the Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver When the jukebox plays that honky tonk music He's just gotta hear some more good country sounds When you hear steel guitars and fiddles ringin' The Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver's back in town - instrumental - When he parks his diesel rig at a truck stop He feeds that jukebox like a big pearl diver Listens to George Strait then burns the interstate He's the Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver When the jukebox plays that honky tonk music He's just gotta hear some more good country sounds When you hear steel guitars and fiddles ringin' The Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver's back in town When you hear steel guitars and fiddles ringin' The Honk if You Honky Tonk truck driver's back in town Heart Of Texas (Larry W. Jones 02/24/2008) (song#5310) Rollin' hard and rollin' mean Headin' up toward Abilene Texas Freightliner with big smokin' rollin' wheels Texas moon is out tonight Bugs mashed on the bright headlights The Heart of Texas knows how a big diesel feels Yeah, the Heart of Texas is on the road again And the big 'ol concrete superslab Knows every trooper and big rig scab Now, listen to the big diesel howl While 'ol Smokey Bear is on the prowl Pull on over, pay the fine, and then The Heart of Texas is gone again Rollin' hard and rollin' mean No time for a truck stop queen Texas Freightliner with big smokin' rollin' wheels Eyes are bloodshot red and white Lookin' for the mornin' light The Heart of Texas knows how a big diesel feels Yeah, the Heart of Texas is on the road again - instrumental - And the big 'ol concrete superslab Knows every trooper and big rig scab Now, listen to the big diesel howl While 'ol Smokey Bear is on the prowl Pull on over, pay the fine, and then The Heart of Texas is gone again Big 'ol Freightliner slowin' on down The roadside diner outside of town Has an old jukebox that plays country songs for real Cup of coffee by a neon light Give a wave bye and I'm out of sight The Heart of Texas knows how a big diesel feels Yeah, the Heart of Texas is on the road again Well, the Heart of Texas is a live Freightliner And I'm the next of kin Dreaming That I'm Holding You Again (Larry W. Jones 03/10/2008) (song#5347) Well, I'm truckin' through another storm Lookin' for another morn Can't wait until I see broad daylight Tanks full of fuel, truckin' sure is cruel And I've been drivin' all night I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in Country songs on the radio Listen to the big diesel whine But I've still got some miles to go On my side of this broken line I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in - instrumental - I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in Can't wait until I see Can't wait until I see Can't wait until I see broad daylight I keep these big wheels a-rolling Dreaming that I'm holding you again Your sweet love is so consoling You keep my sweet dreams from caving in Dreaming that I'm holding Dreaming that I'm holding Dreaming that I'm holding you again Cousin Of The Main Road (Larry W. Jones 05/19/2008) (song#5434) A phone call back home from a busy roadside cafe She's all alone at the end of another day No use in begging him to change, he has the keys To that open range that only a trucker sees Cousin of the main road, related to the breeze Rollin' toward the sunset, goin' where he may please His big rig hauls a heavy load of dreams with ease Cousin of the main road, related to the breeze He opens up the throttle, picks the open lanes Thermos full of coffee, kicks wake-up in this veins His whole world runs on diesel, so to him it seems With ease, his big rig hauls a heavy load of dreams - instrumental - From Houston up to old Cheyenne Vancouver to Alaska's range He'll always be a truckin' man His life you never rearrange Roll on, roll on From Miami sun up to Maine He pays those turnpike tolls again One more run and then head for home Back to baby who's all alone Roll on, roll on Cousin of the main road, related to the breeze Rollin' toward the sunset, goin' where he may please His big rig hauls a heavy load of dreams with ease Cousin of the main road, related to the breeze Roll on, roll on Cousin of the main road, roll on where you please I Gotta Roll (Larry W. Jones 09/08/2008) (song#5803) Up ahead is Albuquerque And our spread in New Mexico Throwin' tread from one rear tire Drowns out the honky tonk radio I see the red of a shootin' star Somewhere far up in the sky But there ain't no use in makin' a wish As down the road I fly I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight I gotta roll Keep on rollin' til I know everything's alright Pit stop at the trucker's coffee shop And a piece of pecan pie Leave a little tip for the whistle stop And down the road bye bye Pedal to the metal as down the road I rattle through the breeze Feelin' perky, in Albuquerque My darlin's waitin' for me - instrumental - I see the red of a shootin' star Somewhere far up in the sky But there ain't no use in makin' a wish As down the road I fly I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight I gotta roll Keep on rollin' til I know everything's alright Pit stop at the trucker's coffee shop And a piece of pecan pie Leave a little tip for the whistle stop And down the road bye bye Pedal to the metal as down the road I rattle through the breeze Feelin' perky, in Albuquerque My darlin's waitin' for me I gotta roll I gotta roll Gotta keep on rollin' down this here road tonight Driving A New Road With Old Wheels (Larry W. Jones 05/27/2009) (song#5882) I'm driving a new road with old wheels My heart has no load to slow me down Ain't worried bout what the road reveals I'm driving a new road out of town I'm through with old ways that brought sorrow I'm heading out of town to be free There will be no heartbreaks tomorrow I'm driving a new road meant for me I left a load leaving that woman A new abode is around the bend Or maybe I'll just keep on roaming I'm driving a new road to its end (instrumental) I'm driving a new road with old wheels My heart has no load to slow me down Smooth as a silk road is how it feels I'm driving a new road out of town I left a load leaving that woman A new abode is around the bend Or maybe I'll just keep on roaming I'm driving a new road to its end I'm driving a new road with old wheels My heart has no load to slow me down Ain't worried bout what the road reveals I'm driving a new road out of town Heavy Load Hauler (Larry W. Jones 07/19/2009) (song#5926) A young truck driver walked into the cafe Complaining 'bout the route he had to drive I looked at him and all I had to say Son, you've gotta drive that rig to survive I'm a heavy load hauler, an over the road crawler I can't wait for my next hard run I'm from Texas and I'm taller, drivin' for the dollar I don't retard that throttle, son I've drove interstates around the Great Lakes I love to make big diesels cry and whine And son, what I have found, for goodness sakes You'll be a heavy load hauler in time I'm a heavy load hauler, an over the road crawler I can't wait for my next hard run I'm from Texas and I'm taller, drivin' for the dollar I don't retard that throttle, son (instrumental) He swallowed down his coffee, tipped a dime And said he'd give it some more time to see Outside his diesel roared from being primed He'll be a heavy load hauler like me I'm a heavy load hauler, an over the road crawler I can't wait for my next hard run I'm from Texas and I'm taller, drivin' for the dollar I don't retard that throttle, son I'm a heavy load hauler on an over the road hard run Big Rig Daddy (Larry W. Jones 07/05/2009) (song#5962) My darlin' asked, dear, do you really have to go Sounded like a broke record on the radio I said my truck note was due and we need the dough My rig takes a beatin' every time I leave town It's pedal to the metal with the hammer down I'm just a big rig daddy and I don't drive slow Now, a ten lane interstate is a trucker's life But then, a-waitin' back home is his darlin' wife Up ahead a slow driver's gettin' in my way Now, I should-a took a job with a white collar Then I could-a had a job payin' top dollar I'll be a big rig daddy til my dyin' day Well, my darlin' asked me when I was gonna quit I said I'm still payin' for that big rig permit I'm just a big rig daddy's all I had to say By day, number two diesel's flowin' in my blood At night I open up another ice cold Bud Yeah, I'm a big rig daddy Big rig daddy A big rig daddy drivin' through the rain and mud Truck Drivers Promenade (Larry W Jones 09/23/2010) (song#6248) My run was done and I had time to kill Reefer would be loaded at morning light Took a taxi to the top of the hill And went to the truckers barn dance that night I had gone to the dance to just observe Watching the old country band as they played Then I saw something that rattled my nerves My girl danced the truck drivers promenade Now my diesel rolls toward the sunset glow I'm not wasting any time on mistakes But when I turn on the old radio They still play the truck drivers promenade (instrumental) I wonder if she knows the route I'm on With her I guess I didn't make the grade But that's alright although I know it's wrong To still love the truck drivers promenade Now my diesel rolls toward the sunset glow I'm not wasting any time on mistakes But when I turn on the old radio They still play the truck drivers promenade Picking Up My Pickup (Larry W. Jones 02/09/2011) (song#6254) I’m sorry, sorry darlin’, but you made me cry I’m tired of picking up the pieces of my life Leave the truck keys under your mat when you depart I’m picking up my pickup along with my heart I’m lonely, lonely darlin’, but you’ve had your day We’ve only been a-quarrelin’ since the first of May I’ll be kicking up the dust in my new head start I’m picking up my pickup along with my heart I’m sorry, sorry darlin’, but you made me cry I’m tired of picking up the pieces of my life Leave the truck keys under your mat when you depart I’m picking up my pickup along with my heart (instrumental) I thought when I picked you up from your last romance That you would never give another guy a chance But you picked someone new and now you’ve made it clear That you don’t want my love that’s true or want me near I’m sorry, sorry darlin’, but you made me cry I’m tired of picking up the pieces of my life Leave the truck keys under your mat when you depart I’m picking up my pickup along with my heart Leave the truck keys under your mat when you depart I’m picking up my pickup along with my heart Treadmill Highway (Larry W Jones 11/26/2013) (song#6802) This treadmill highway goes on out of sight Back over flats and hills I’m home tonight Old threads of blacktop just go on for miles This old treadmill highway just ain’t my style How many miles til I hold her again Can’t wait until I’m back where I began On this treadmill highway, I’m wasting time Gotta find a way to make this rig fly (instrumental) I’ve got a lonesome feeling that won’t mend Nothing is appealing from end to end My eyes are blinking and both are half-mast I keep thinking I’m going nowhere fast How many miles til I hold her again Can’t wait until I’m back where I began On this treadmill highway, I’m wasting time Gotta find a way to make this rig fly How many miles til I hold her again On this treadmill highway, I’m wasting time