“Let It Roll”
(inspired by the soaring emotional feel of a modern animated power ballad)
[Verse 1]
Midnight highway, cold wind blows
Diesel humming while the white line glows
Coffee steaming in the dashboard light
Another lonely Indiana night
Bills were stacking, life got rough
Everybody said I’d never be enough
But I grabbed these keys with shaking hands
And chased freedom across this land
[Pre-Chorus]
Every mile, every storm
Built the man I’m becoming now
[Chorus]
Let it roll, let it roll
Hear that engine start to roar
Can’t hold me in that factory line anymore
Let it roll, let it roll
Eighteen wheels and open roads
I found my freedom where the diesel smoke blows
I don’t care what the doubters say
I’m hauling through the cold
The road never bothered me anyway
[Verse 2]
Sunrise breaking over Tennessee
Chrome shining like a memory
Kids at home waving through a phone
Still hurts being gone this long
But these tires keep our lights alive
Keep food on tables every night
And somewhere in the pouring rain
Another driver feels the same
[Pre-Chorus]
Every load, every town
I finally found where I belong
[Chorus]
Let it roll, let it roll
Watch these headlights cut the dark
Every small-town truck stop left another mark
Let it roll, let it roll
No more hiding who I am
I’m a diesel cowboy rolling through this land
I don’t care what the critics say
I was born for roads of gold
The road never bothered me anyway
[Bridge]
Through the snow and thunder
Through the sleepless nights
There’s a fire inside this cab
Burning brighter than those city lights
And one day my little boy
Will hear these air brakes sing
And know his daddy gave the world
Everything
[Final Chorus]
Let it roll, let it roll
Feel the freedom in my soul
From Indianapolis to the Gulf Coast roads
Let it roll, let it roll
Ain’t afraid to drive alone
Got my family riding with me in these songs
And I’m never turning back again
No matter rain or cold
Yeah the road never bothered me anyway
[Outro]
Diesel humming soft and low…
Just me and this open road…
Zachery_McCaslin
