Written by Lucinda Williams
D Am D Am D Am G D Am D Am Sittin in the kitchen a house in Macon D Am C G Loretta's singing on the radio D Am C G Smell of coffee eggs and bacon D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am Pull back the curtains and look outside D Am C G Somebody somewhere I don't know D Am C G Come on now child we're gonna go for a ride D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am D Am G D Am D Am Can't find a damn thing in this place D Am C G Nothing's where I left it before D Am C G Set of keys and a dusty suitcase D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am There goes the screen door slamming shut D Am C G You better do what you're told D Am C G When I get back this place better be picked-up D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am D Am G D Am D Am Low hum of voices in the front seat D Am C G Stories nobody knows D Am C G Got folks in Jackson we're going to meet D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am Cotton fields stretching miles and miles D Am C G Hank's voice on the radio D Am C G Telephone poles trees and wires fly by D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am D Am G D Am D Am Broken down shacks engine parts D Am C G Could tell a lie but my heart would know D Am C G Listen to the dogs barkin in the yard D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am Child in the backseat about four or five years D Am C G Lookin out the window D Am C G Little bit of dirt mixed with tears D Am C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road G C G Car wheels on a gravel road D Am D Am D Am G