Last Call for Mud Flap

[Verse 1]
CB crackles in the cab
Coffee’s gone cold by the dash
Nameplate hangin’ by a thread
Been runnin’ hard, runnin’ fast
Static, then your handle hits
Like a ghost in the rain
“Breaker one-nine,” soft and low
Calling out your name
[Chorus]
Last call, James “Mud Flap” Hicks
Mud Flap, you hauled your last load
We’ll take it from here, buddy
You can ease off that road
Ten-four, we still hear you clear
Ridin’ shotgun in our prayers
Last call, Mud Flap, my friend
We got it from here
[Verse 2]
Saw your boots by bay three
Dust and diesel in the seams
Laugh still hangin’ in the shop
Like you just stepped off the scene
Now the mile signs blur by
But the cab feels strange
Every weigh station light
Spells out your name
[Chorus]
Last call, James “Mud Flap” Hicks
Mud Flap, you hauled your last load
We’ll take it from here, buddy
You can ease off that road
Ten-four, we still hear you clear
Ridin’ shotgun in our prayers
Last call, Mud Flap, my friend
We got it from here
[Bridge]
[Band drops to almost a whisper]
Breaker one-nine, any copy
On that angel in the air? (hey…)
If you’re out there on that highway
Save a lane for us up there
[Chorus]
Last call, James “Mud Flap” Hicks
Mud Flap, you hauled your last load
We’ll take it from here, buddy
You can ease off that road
Ten-four, we still hear you clear
Ridin’ shotgun in our prayers
Last call, Mud Flap, my friend
We got it from here
[Outro]
[Pedal steel swells, vocal soft]
Yeah, last call, Mud Flap
We got it from here

Laid-back trucking country with male vocals, shuffling brushes on snare, warm pedal steel swells, and a soft upright bass. Verses keep it intimate and conversational; chorus opens wider with stacked harmonies and a gentle organ pad. Subtle telecaster twang answers vocal phrases, ending with a quiet, reflective tag and a long fade on the band.