[Verse 1]
Eighteen wheels in the dark
Dust on the mirror, warm coffee gone
Dad in the seat, Ma on the phone
Kids in the sleeper with their shoes half-on
Miles in the glovebox
Old maps folded soft as skin
Same route home, same route out
Same hard laugh we climb back in
[Pre-Chorus]
And the grain hoppers rattle like teeth
Through the county line heat
We keep moving, we keep moving
With a whole life in the cab seat
[Chorus]
Grain hopper family
Hold on, hold on
Grain hopper family
We roll till dawn
Same road, same prayer
Same hands, same flame
Grain hopper family
Say our name
[Verse 2]
Lunch in a paper sack
Kids count cows through a cracked side glass
Mom keeps time on her knee
Dad says, "Baby, this too shall pass"
Storm on the western bend
Wipers cutting through the rain
We been bent, but we don’t break
We just learn a new kind of brave
[Pre-Chorus]
And the grain hoppers rattle like teeth
Through the county line heat
We keep moving, we keep moving
With a whole life in the cab seat
[Chorus]
Grain hopper family
Hold on, hold on
Grain hopper family
We roll till dawn
Same road, same prayer
Same hands, same flame
Grain hopper family
Say our name
[Bridge]
When the engine coughs low
We sing anyway
When the road gets long
We find our way
Old truck, new day
Bent but still here
Four hearts, one map
And no room for fear
[Final Chorus]
Grain hopper family
Hold on, hold on
Grain hopper family
We roll till dawn
Same road, same prayer
Same hands, same flame
Grain hopper family
Say our name
Grain hopper family
We come back home