I drive eighteen wheels
And momma don’t shine my shoes x2
My chains are rusty
I’ve been carrying bad news
Coming down from the mountain
I got thirty-seven miles of grade x2
I’m downshifting low gears
Hauling these blues away
Eighteen wheels
Don’t shine my shoes x2
My chains are rusty
I’ve been carrying bad news
My brakes keep breaking
And my headlamp’s got a blown fuse x2
My starter won’t start
And I got a broke-down engine too