Captain of the night

[Spoken word] 
Copy there West bound,
Yeah gotcha ol' mate 
It's all good back there, 
That's good to hear,
[Intro]
[Verse 1]
A little after midnight and he's good to go,
Those headlights are shining up the road,
He's out there doing the same old thing again,
That late night call to check on his friend,
While the white lines are guiding him along,
Another night singing with his favorite song,
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[Chorus] 
He's hauling that light, load of freight,
There's not a minute, of time to waste,
You'll see him on highway seventy nine,
Ohhhh!!!, ohhhh!!!, He's the, 
Captain of the night,
[Refrain] 
[Verse 2] 
He cruises along like a rolling stone,
Out there on his own miles from home,
Always trying just to give it his best,
Some call him the letterbox express,
Slipping past that old slow car,
Catching up to that Western star,
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[Chorus]
[Instrumental interlude] 
[Refrain] 
[Bridge]
The afternoon sun shines on the chrome,
When he's on his way back home,
Now he has to play it nice and cool,
Making sure that he obeys the rules,
Cause unlike working late at night,
People can see you in the daylight,
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[Chorus] 
[Refrain] 
[Outro] 
Now he sure does love this life,
Ohhhh!!!!, ohhhh!!!!!,
He's the captain of the night, 
The captain of the night 
[Fade to end] 
[Spoken word] 
Copy East bound, 
You've got one sitting five miles back,
Gotcha there ol' mate, 
I greatly appreciate that,

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