Truckstop Diaries

	  		 
 
"Truckstop Diaries" 
Jason Boland and the Stragglers 
Album Truckstop Diaries 
contributed by Scott Steinocher 
 
(G C D G) 
 
(G)Sittin here wishin and thinkin and prayin 
(C)Wonderin what them folks are sayin 
?Bout(G)me and what I?m doin(D)here 
Yeah they?re(G)lookin like I?m gonna steal their stuff 
(C)Brother I tell you I got enough 
Just a(G)bag o?clothes a(D)tent and a case of(G)beer 
 
(G)Well this one ol' boy looks like a roadie from Skynrd 
(C)Suckin down his chickin dinner 
He?s got a(G)rebel flag right there on his(D)grill 
And there?s(G)another one I swear looks just like Hank 
(C)Stopped in here to gas his tank 
Buy a(G)pack of smokes and(D)pop a couple(G)pills 
 
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Who needs(C)TV when you got a(G)truck stop 
Who needs(D)movies when you?ve got the(G)road 
Who needs(C)MasterCard hell you got a(G)visa 
And who needs to(D)fix it if it ain?t(G)broke 
 
(C D G) 
 
Yeah northbound Cadillac neon lights 
Driven by a man you couldn?t pay me to fight 
I swear Ive never seen a zombie until now 
Lord he looks like he?s been up for days 
Swervin through the asphalt haze 
And right now id be nervous if I was a cow 
 
And this one ol' woman with a wagon full o kids 
She looked like she just hit the skids 
She left his ass this time she ain?t goin back 
Yeah she gonna drop the children off at mama?s 
She already got ?em in their pajamas 
And a sugar daddy waitin in a Cadillac 
 
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This one ol' boy stopped to use the phone 
To tell his woman he?d soon be home 
If the highway patrol would let him put the hammer down 
And he asked if his huntin dogs were alright 
And he just might make it home tonight 
The CB says its clear for four more towns 
 
Well I been sittin here four or five hours 
I blew a rod doin sixty miles an hour 
Seems like Detroit ain?t makin ?em like they did 
I?m glad there?s all this stuff to see 
If it weren?t for them it?d just be me 
And I do believe I would?ve flipped my lid 
 
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