23 Ton Roll

Triaxle loaded, stone in the bed

Twenty-three tons, I can feel it in the tread

Scale man nods, I’m already ahead

Mud on the frame, but the payment clear red

Chain so tight, every link got bite

Axle hum low when I cut through the night

Wear on the boots, but the route stay right

I don’t chase luck, I just keep that flight

Turn wide, slow, let the trailer swing

County line dust when the diesel sings

Big load talk, got a hard-earned ring

Every mile I make, make the whole yard ring

Hands on the wheel, eyes on the grade

Heavy in the back, but I don’t get afraid

One more climb, then the drop gets paid

When the road bends hard, I bend harder, babe

Twenty-three tons, let it roll

Stone in the bed, heavy soul

Triaxle truck, I take control

Twenty-three tons, let it roll

(roll, roll)

Stone in the bed, heavy soul

(heavy soul)

Triaxle truck, I take control

Back lot morning, frosted on the glass

I was out before the birds woke up fast

Loader bucket dropping, I don’t waste gas

First man up and the last man past

Tar on my hands, grit in my veins

Jobsite mud and the brake drum strains

Load gets checked, then I hit them lanes

Same old grind but it feeds my chains

Mirrors full of sky and a gray-blue haze

Tailgate locked and the bed don’t raise

If you want strong, better come my way

I move that mountain in a working-day sway

Hands on the wheel, eyes on the grade

Heavy in the back, but I don’t get afraid

One more climb, then the drop gets paid

When the road bends hard, I bend harder, babe

Twenty-three tons, let it roll

Stone in the bed, heavy soul

Triaxle truck, I take control

Twenty-three tons, let it roll

(roll, roll)

Stone in the bed, heavy soul

(heavy soul)

Triaxle truck, I take control

Brake lights glow, then I lock it in

Steel and stone, let the haul begin

Rattle in the frame when the grade gets steep

But I keep that promise, I keep that keep

Twenty-three tons, let it roll

Stone in the bed, heavy soul

Triaxle truck, I take control

Twenty-three tons, let it roll

(roll, roll)

Stone in the bed, heavy soul

(heavy soul)

Triaxle truck, I take control