[Verse 1]
5 a.m. call
"Where you at? You're late"
I'm sittin' at a red light
Genius
Behind your "drop-dead" date
You built this tight-ass schedule
On a map you never drove
I'm pullin' 80
000 pounds
Sweetheart
Not a magic flying stove
[Chorus]
I’m the queen of the left lane
Crown of chrome
Dodgin’ every clown with a car and a phone
Dispatcher preaching from a padded throne
Brokers countin’ pennies like they made these roads
You ain't turned a wheel
But you run your mouth
I haul your world while you time me out
I’m the queen of the left lane
Holdin’ my own
While the whole damn circus tries to drive me home
[Verse 2]
Brokers on the speaker
"Can you do it for this rate?" (oh really?)
Yeah
I’ll haul your golden toilet
On a discount paper plate
"Just bump the dock and hurry"
As I stare at twenty doors
And some kid in flip-flops tells me
"Back it tighter
Maybe more"
[Chorus]
I’m the queen of the left lane
Crown of chrome
Dodgin’ every clown with a car and a phone
Dispatcher preaching from a padded throne
Brokers countin’ pennies like they made these roads
You ain't turned a wheel
But you run your mouth
I haul your world while you time me out
I’m the queen of the left lane
Holdin’ my own
While the whole damn circus tries to drive me home
[Bridge]
Four-wheel ballet in front of my grill
Cut me off
Slam the brakes
Chasing some thrill
Signal? Nah. Mirrors? Nah
But if I touch your bumper
I’m the out-law
Texting in the rain with your kids in the back (hey!)
I'm one sneeze away from a ten-car stack
But go on
Flip me off as you dive and weave
I’m the only damn thing trying to help you leave
[Chorus]
I’m the queen of the left lane
Crown of chrome
Dodgin’ every clown with a car and a phone
Dispatcher preaching from a padded throne
Brokers countin’ pennies like they made these roads
You ain't turned a wheel
But you run your mouth
I haul your world while you time me out
I’m the queen of the left lane
Steel and bone
If you think I’m just a number
You can ride along alone