[Intro]
Steel toes on the pedal
Coffee in a dented cup
Logbook, graveyard schedule
Sunrise tryin’ to catch up (let’s go)
[Verse 1]
I clock in when the road goes black
Big rig lungs, let the tar collapse
Grease on my hands, dust in my lungs
Whole damn load sittin’ on my back
Rest stop neon in the side-eye mirror
Receipts stuffed deep in a torn-up vest
Phone on silent, family picture
Rubbed half white from a thumbprint press
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t brag, I balance
Miles and the madness
You just see the trailer
Never see the talons (yeah)
[Chorus]
I handle it, behind the wheel
Forty tons rollin’, this is real
Every mile, every mark on my face
I break my back just to hold my place
I handle it, heavy and loud
Highway heart, standin’ my ground
If it’s on my truck, then it’s on my name
I live, I bleed in the freight lane
[Verse 2]
Late night ramp, gotta back that beast
One slip, that’s a payday feast
Dispatch barkin’ in a plastic box
I just laugh, let the brakes release
Grease-stained jeans, metal in my teeth
Long haul hunger in the space between
Tight turn tuck through a winter storm
Knuckles white, but my mind runs clean
[Pre-Chorus]
I don’t fold, I focus
Talk cheap, this is loaded
You post, I keep rollin’
Bills paid in the burns and the bonus
[Chorus]
I handle it, behind the wheel
Forty tons rollin’, this is real
Every mile, every mark on my face
I break my back just to hold my place
I handle it, heavy and loud
Highway heart, standin’ my ground
If it’s on my truck, then it’s on my name
I live, I bleed in the freight lane
[Bridge]
[Beat drops to half-time, guitars chug]
Tires hum like a war chant (hey!)
White lines cut through the dark
If it hits my dock, I’ll move that weight
From the busted yard to the loading arc
Dead-eyed dawn, I’m still right here
Fuel pump click in the frozen air
You just see chrome in the passing glare
This is my grind, this is my prayer (yeah!)
[Chorus]
I handle it, behind the wheel
Forty tons rollin’, this is real
Every mile, every mark on my face
I break my back just to hold my place
I handle it, heavy and loud
Highway heart, standin’ my ground
If it’s on my truck, then it’s on my name
I live, I bleed in the freight lane (freight lane)
[Outro]
One more ramp
One more run
Key turns once
And the job gets done