[Verse 1]
Miles on blacktop
Moon on the hood
Got twelve wheels talking
Like they said they would
Coffee gone cold
My hands stay tight
Cab full of shadow
I own this night
White lines fade
My mind stay sharp
Trailer lean left
Then it pulls back hard
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that cry
On the downhill grade
Tick tick tick
Then the whole road shakes
Keep it straight
Keep it calm
One more run
Then the dawn comes on
[Chorus]
Jake brake sing
Jake brake sing
Steel in my bones
And I feel that ring
Jake brake sing
Jake brake sing
Night can't hold
What I built to bring
[Verse 2]
Mud on the boots
Chain on the gate
Truck stop grease
And a paper plate
Radar glow
On the dashboard glass
I pass that sign
Like the past won't last
Backhaul load
And the tank run dry
But that old motor
Keeps me alive
[Pre-Chorus]
Hear that cry
On the downhill grade
Tick tick tick
Then the whole road shakes
Keep it straight
Keep it calm
One more run
Then the dawn comes on
[Chorus]
Jake brake sing
Jake brake sing
Steel in my bones
And I feel that ring
Jake brake sing
Jake brake sing
Night can't hold
What I built to bring
[Bridge]
At the weigh station
I don't talk much
Just a nod, a scan
And a fist on the clutch
Every long mile
Leaves a mark in me
But I roll on
Like it has to be
[Chorus]
Jake brake sing
Jake brake sing
Steel in my bones
And I feel that ring
Jake brake sing
Jake brake sing
Night can't hold
What I built to bring