Roll On (Eighteen Wheeler)

With the ringin' of the telephone
Roll on family, roll on crew

They ask her when Daddy's comin' home
And they sure miss him when he's gone, yeah they do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on Momma like I asked you to do
Roll on family, roll on crew
Roll on highway, roll on along

Roll on family, roll on crew
And when the call came in
Roll on Momma like I asked you to do
It was Daddy on the other end
Roll on Daddy till you get back home
Roll on Momma like I asked you to do
And roll on eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Roll on highway, roll on along
Roll on Daddy till you get back home
It rings but it's not his voice
Roll on family, roll on crew
'Cause the weather had everything strong

Well it's Monday morning, he's kissin' Momma goodbye
Askin' her if she had been singin' the song, singin'

Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler
Eighteen-wheeler
Roll on Daddy till you get back home
When Momma asked him to bring Daddy home
Eighteen-wheeler
Roll on highway, roll on along
And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on, roll on
And she hung up the phone singin'

And she told them when they found him
And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on, roll on
He taught them this song to sing
And roll on eighteen-wheeler roll on, roll on
And they had checked all the houses and local motels
Roll on highway, roll on along
Daddy drives an eighteen-wheeler
Seems the highway patrol has found a jackknifed rig

And he's off on a Midwest run
Roll on Daddy till you get back home

Roll on Momma like I asked you to do
To tell him that she loved him
Oh, but the man upstairs was listening
And three sad faces gather round Momma

When they had some more news they'd call
Roll on Momma like I asked you to do

He's up and gone with the sun

Momma and the children will be waiting up all night long

In a snow bank in Illinois
Thinkin' nothing but the words just comin'
And he tells them that he loves them
Well it's Wednesday evening, Momma's waitin' by the phone
Ah, but he calls them every night
But the driver was missin' and the search had been abandoned