

Prompt / Lyrics
[Verse] Eighteen wheels on a midnight run, Diesel hummin', load weighin' a ton. The road stretches out like a sinner's prayer, But the devil's in the rearview, and he's still there. [Chorus] I'm racin' the reaper, burnin' my soul, Chasin' the paper, payin' the toll. Every mile's a gamble, every breath feels thin, I don't know where I'm goin', but I can't let him win. [Verse 2] Coffee's black, but my eyes won't stay wide, The white lines blur like tears I've cried. CB chatter talkin' storms up ahead, But it ain't the weather that's fillin' me with dread. [Prechorus] The load's too heavy, the night's too long, My heart beats shaky, but I keep rollin' on. [Chorus] I'm racin' the reaper, burnin' my soul, Chasin' the paper, payin' the toll. Every mile's a gamble, every breath feels thin, I don't know where I'm goin', but I can't let him win. [Bridge] There's a photo on the dash, it's faded and torn, Of a woman I loved, of a life I mourn. But this highway's a mistress, she don't let go, She pulls you deeper with her endless flow.
Tags
slide dobro, country blues, country, and a driving rhythm with a haunting male vocal tone, raw acoustic guitar, gritty country blues
2:39
No
11/29/2025