Blood Sweat & Steel

The Road Hammers Blood Sweat & Steel Lyrics
1.I'm A Road Hammer

Lyricist:Jason Campsall, Robert Dennis Carr

I'm a road man, a load man, eighteen wheels and a serious plan
Ain't nothin' gonna go gettin' outta hand while I'm behind the
wheel
I'm on fire and I'm wired, full of diesel and ready for hire
Well, I'm buildin' a rollin' empire of blood, sweat and steel

I don't waste time, I make time, tearin' a strip off the white
line
I'm a professional man, I'm one of a kind and I know how to
bring it in

I'm a road hammer, a white knuckled steel gear jammer
A rig jockey highway slammer, I'm just doin' what I gotta do
I'm a road hammer, double talkin' CB grammer
Haul your load from Alabama all the way to Timbuktoo

I've hauled the left coast, the west coast
California sun where they're chillin' the most
To follow 309 Teddy Bears ghost
All the way to New Orleans

I've been from Thunder Bay, to PA
All the way down to FLA
And every little town along the way
There ain't much that I haven't seen

I'm a road hammer, a white knuckled steel gear jammer
A Rig jockey highway slammer, I'm just doin' what I gotta do
I'm a road hammer, double talkin' CB grammer
Haul your load from Alabama all the way to Timbuktoo

Another day, another town
Diesel up and hammer down

I've got a pimped ride, pretty bride
Four little babies and my hound reside
Back in the hills on the mountain side
South of the river bend

I've got my cell phone, she's on roam
Sweet little thing wants to get it on
She says I left somethin' turned on at home
Can't wait 'till I'm back again

I'm a road hammer, a white knuckled steel gear jammer
A rig jockey highway slammer, I'm just doin' what I gotta do
I'm a road hammer, double talkin' CB grammer
Haul your load from Alabama all the way to Timbuktoo


2.Workin' Hard At Lovin' You

these hands have been kind of busy
these arms are feelin' it too
i ain't talkin' 'bout swingin' no hammer
workin' hard at lovin' you

right now I'm gonna take this hat off
chug a beer and chuck these boots
gettin' ready for the rest of the evenin'
workin' hard at lovin' you

chorus

it ain't a nine to five situation
when you're doin' what you love to do
your kiss is my compensation
workin' hard at lovin' you

i might punch that clock every mornin'
just to pay a bill or two
when I get home I'm a man on a mission
workin' hard at lovin' you

repeat chorus

it ain't a job for any 'ol body
you gotta know just what to do
you make a man wanna be an expert
workin' hard at lovin' you


3.The Hammer Goin' Down

Lyricist:Chris Knight, Dean Miller

The sun's goin' down on me, thoughts of her keep hauntin' me
Desperation's takin' hold
My hands are on the stearin' wheel but my heart's back in
Louisville
At the far end of a thousand miles of road

My mind's grindin' like a steel gear, baby
I've gotta cover some ground
She'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her
If she could just hear the sound of the hammer goin' down

Now I ain't gonna waste my time talkin' on some pay phone line
Words don't get the message through
If this rig will hold out one more day she'll hear me 40 miles
away
Tearin' this four lane half in two

My mind's grindin' like a steel gear, baby
I've gotta cover some ground
She'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her
If she could just hear the sound of the hammer goin' down

Now she ain't just some truck stop queen, man she's the light
guidin' me
A thousand miles for her love
Well, I'd go a million for one kiss, I'd drive them pistons with
my fist
And do it all again if it ain't enough

My mind's grindin' like a steel gear, baby
I've gotta cover some ground
She'd know how hard and fast I'm fallin' for her
If she could just hear the sound of the hammer goin' down
If she could hear the sound of the hammer goin' down
If she could hear the sound of the hammer goin'
Of the hammer goin' down, oh, oh

The sun's goin' down on me
My heart's back in Louisville


4.East Bound And Down

Lyricist:Dick Feller, Jerry Reed

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there
I'm east bound, just watch ol' bandit run

Keep your foot hard on the peddle, son, never mind them brakes
Let it all hang out 'cause we've got a run to make
The boys are thirsty in Atlanta and there's beer in Texarkana
And we'll bring it back no matter what it takes

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there
I'm east bound, just watch ol' bandit run

Old Smokey's got them ears on, he's hot on your trail
And he ain't gonna rest 'til you're in jail
So, you gotta dodge him, you gotta duck him
You gotta keep that diesel truckin'
Put that hammer down and give it hell

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there
I'm east bound, just watch ol' bandit run

East bound and down, loaded up and truckin'
We gonna do what they say can't be done
We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there
I'm east bound, just watch ol' bandit run
I'm east bound, just watch ol' bandit run


5.I Don't Know When To Quit

Lyricist:Ashley Glenn Gorley, Hugh Bryan Simpson

If I drink one, I drink a hundred
Try to have a little fun
Might not come in until the sun comes up
I've got a tendency to get carried away
Girl I'm just made that way

So baby forgive me
If I move closer every time that you kiss me
'Cause I ain't ever had a feeling hit me so strong
Girl I might just keep on, lovin' you as long as I live
I don't know when to quit

Your sweet love it's like a habit
Like a real good drug
And I ain't ever gonna get enough
'Cause every day girl it just keeps on getting better
I'm in this thing forever and ever

So baby forgive me
If I move closer every time that you kiss me
'Cause I ain't ever had a feeling hit me so strong
Girl I might just keep on, lovin' you as long as I live
I don't know when to quit

There's no end to my love
Won't let you down, I won't give up
This heart will always beat for you
I couldn't stop it if I wanted to

So baby forgive me
If I move closer every time that you kiss me
'Cause I ain't ever had a feeling hit me so strong
Girl I might just keep on, lovin' you as long as I live
I don't know when to quit, I don't know when to quit


6.Girl On The Billboard

Lyricist:H. Mills, W. Haynes

Who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in a field near the big old
highway?
Rollin' down the highway in my Jimmy, haulin' freight
From Chicago to St Louis, Lord I see her every day

Oh, a double clutchin' weasel like me, can hardly ever get
A girl to look at him that way
Smilin' like the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway

Wow, what a girl, wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway
I bet it wouldn't take her very long to be gone
If someone would pull a dirty trick, take her towel away

I'd slow my Jimmy down to 20
That's how many wrecks I see there every day
Caused by the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway

Oh, I love the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway
And I guess I'm gettin' bolder 'cause I'd rather kiss and hold
her
Than just keep lookin' at her every day

At 4:45, coffee drinkin', eatin' time
Jimmy shimmied while I woke up the artist that painted the
display
Of the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway, alright

Doggone, that girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway
Sleepy headed, painter said the girl wasn't real
And I better get on my way

On Route 66 from the billboard to Chicago
You'll find tiny pieces of my heart scattered every which a way
Shattered by the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway

Who was the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway?
Who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway?

Well, who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway?
Well, who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway?

Yeah, who is the girl wearin' nothin' but a smile and a towel
In the picture on the billboard in the field near the big old
highway?
Yeah


7.I've Got The Scars To Prove It

Lyricist:Larry Haack, Jason Mccoy, Bobby Taylor

I shake my head in disbelief
At all my self-inflicted grief
Had a strong right hand, I wasn't afraid to use it

My mama preached till her face was blue
But not a damn word seemed to make it through
I've got the scars to prove it

I ran on whiskey and burned like gas
I went too far, I went too fast
I'd light a fire just to walk right through it

Busted bones, dreams and tears
Tattoo my heart like souvenirs
Life is just a word till you go through it
I've got the scars to prove it

I lost good friends over foolish pride
Drank with the devil just to feel alive
I'd build a mountain, then I'd try to move it

Yeah, and I thought that I was pretty tough
Till I was brought down by a woman's touch
I got the scars to prove it

I ran on whiskey and burned like gas
I went too far, I went too fast
I'd light a fire just to walk right through it

Busted bones, dreams and tears
Tattoo my heart like souvenirs
Life is just a word till you go through it
I've got the scars to prove it

Now and then regrets may find me
But these marks are here to remind me
Of where I went wrong, what made me strong
And how I've moved on

I ran on whiskey and burned like gas
I went too far, I went too fast
I'd light a fire just to walk right through it

Busted bones, dreams and tears
Tattoo my heart like souvenirs
Life is just a word till you go through it
I've got the scars to prove it


8.Nashville Bound

I ain't got no money, I ain't got no sense
Headed down to Nashville, just to say I went
They checked me at the border but I left my guns at home
I don't want no trouble, man, just came to sing my songs

Well, I don't want no trouble, man, but trouble's what I found
Guess I'm hell-bent and Nashville bound

Somewhere in Kentucky, stopped for one or two
Some Redneck started talkin' trash 'bout my hair and my tattoo
Tried to do the right thing but I busted my left hand
Sheriff and a 45 through me in the county can
Well, I don't want no trouble, man, but trouble's what I found
Guess I'm hell-bent and Nashville bound

Hell-bent and Nashville bound, wiskey bottles by the pound
Devil's tryin' to keep me down, hundred miles to guitar town
Hell-bent and Nashville bound (hell-bent and Nashville bound)
I'm hell-bent and Nashville bound

---- Instrumental Interlude ----

I ain't got no money, no way to go my bail
Just rollin' smokes and killin' time sittin' in this county jail
Now the Jailer's got a daughter and she's smilin' back at me
Says she's never been to Nashville, while she's handin' me the
key
I don't want no trouble, man, but trouble's what I found
Guess I'm hell-bent and Nashville bound, yeah

Hell-bent and Nashville bound, wiskey bottles by the pound
Devil's tryin' to keep me down, fifty miles to guitar town
Hell-bent and Nashville bound (hell-bent and Nashville bound)
Yes, I'm hell-bent and Nashville bound (hell-bent and Nashville
bound)
Hell-bent and Nashville bound (hell-bent and Nashville bound)
Hell-bent and Nashville bound (hell-bent and Nashville bound)
Hell-bent and Nashville bound (hell-bent and Nashville bound)


9.Overdrive

Lyricist:Jason Mccoy, Robert Ellis Orrall

I got eighteen wheels and a polished rig
I'm in a big ol' hurry and I do mean big
Gotta get this load to the Kamen Town
Before the sun comes up and they shut me down
Overdrive

I got stopped by the man at the Seagle Scale
Sidetracked by the waitress at the Steak And Ale
Got walayed all day, traffic jam
Just south of the border down in Alabam'
Overdrive

Overdrive
I gotta roll on just to survive
The only time I feel alive
Is when I kick it into overdrive

My momma said when I was born, I was born on the run
My daddy was a truck driving son of a gun
Got a highway song running through my brain
Got diesel oil pumping through my veins
Overdrive

Overdrive
I gotta roll on just to survive
The only time I feel alive
Is when I kick it into overdrive, c'mon

Overdrive
I gotta roll on just to survive
The only time I feel alive
Is when I kick it into overdrive

I had a dream last night, I was standing still
I woke up, broke out sweating a chill
When the white line stops, they better lay down
In a cab over coffin in the cold hard ground
Overdrive

Overdrive
I gotta roll on just to survive
The only time I feel alive
Is when I kick it into overdrive

Overdrive
I gotta roll on just to survive
The only time I feel alive
Is when I kick it into overdrive
I kick it into overdrive


10.Keep On Truckin'

Lyricist:Scott Baggett, Clayton Bellamy, Chris Byrne, Denny Carr,
Jason Mccoy

Some days I don't know if I'll make it by
Price of diesel's gettin' mighty high
I live on caffeine and borrowed time
Stretchin' a nickel into a dime

The G man, the T man, the highway cop
Try to slow me down but they can't make me stop

I, I keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
Yeah, I keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
These 18 wheels ain't stoppin' for nothin'
When the goin' gets tough I just k-k-keep on truckin'

Stopped Friday night down in Louisiane
Groovin' to the tunes of the roadhouse band
Raisin' the roof off that little bar
Sweatin' out a tune for a tip in a jar

More power to ya, if ya do what ya love
Keep pushin' back when push comes to shove

Keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
Yeah, I keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
Hey man, don't show down and don't stop for nothin'
When the goin' gets tough, you just k-k-keep on truckin'

I try to keep my life on the center line
The devil's always messin' with my mind
He pulls me to the left, he pulls me to the right
We end up in the ditch in a helluva fight

Well, sometimes I lose, baby, sometimes I win
I'll always end up on a highway again

And I keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
Yeah, I keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
When the hill gets steep and it starts to rain
I just get down and hit the hammer again

'Cause I keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
Yeah, you know, I keep on truckin'
(Keep on truckin')
These 18 wheels, they ain't stoppin' for nothin'
When the goin' gets tough I just k-k-keep on truckin'

(Rollin')
I'm gonna keep on truckin'
(Keep on rollin' down the road)
Yeah, rollin' again
K-k-keep on rollin'
(Keep on rollin' down the road)
Yeah, rollin'
(You got to keep on rollin')


11.Willin'

Lyricist:Lowell George

I been warped by the rain, driven by the snow
I'm beat down and dirty and don't you know
That I'm still willin'

Out on the road late last night
I saw my pretty Alice in every headlight
My Alice, my Dallas Alice

And I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonapah
I've driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign I'll be willin' to be movin'

I've been kicked by the wind, robbed by the sleet
Had my head stoved in, still on my feet
Still willin'

Now I've smuggled some smokes
And folks up from Mexico
Baked by the sun, every time I go to Mexico

And I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonapah
I've driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign then I'll be willin' to be movin', yeah

And I've been from Tuscon to Tucumcari, Tehachapi to Tonapah
I've driven every kind of rig that's ever been made
Driven the back roads so I wouldn't get weighed
And if you give me weed, whites and wine
And you show me a sign, well I'll be willin'
Oh, I'll be willin', I'll be willin' to be movin'


12.Heart With Four Wheel Drive

Drivin' down a dark road
Can't see my hand in front of my face
I'm just spinnin' my wheels again
Stuck in this same old place
Oh, the bridge is out up ahead
And the river's on the rise
I'm too far gone to turn around
I need a heart with 4 wheel drive
CHORUS
I can't get no traction
When I look into your eyes
When you kiss me tenderly
My wheels get paralyzed
Somewhere down the highway
I'm gonna find that exit sign
But I can't get these wheel turnin'
I need a heart with 4 wheel drive
I need a heart with 4 wheel drive
Every time you crank me up
You take me down a dead end street
You hitch a ride just long enough
To watch me overheat
Well, I've got tears all over my windshield
And rain pouring out of my eyes
There's only one way out of here
I need a heart with 4 wheel drive
CHORUS
I can't get no traction
When I look into your eyes
When you kiss me tenderly
My wheels get paralyzed
Somewhere down the highway
I'm gonna find that exit sign
But I can't get these wheel turnin'
I need a heart with 4 wheel drive
I need a heart with 4 wheel drive

I need a heart with 4 wheel drive


13.Flat Tires (Bloopers, Out-Takes 'N Such)

1, 2, 3, 4 ....... Ok now

from the lip?
from the husk.

Sorry man i was snooping in your get smart container.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha

Hi were the road hammers and your listning to the best.....
WAAAAO!
Ok were going to try that again
International stars of the entire world.

Ya, oh. eh whos that.....

I dont get down i aint' stopping for nothing...............
Something

I need diapers, i need diapers Ewwwwwww.

The rafters of that little bar sweatin' out of tune of the
Fffffffff........

now that sounds like a hit
on three, no
ya on three or after three
I'll be
now i got a trained seal here
Dance for grandma dance for grandpa
Hey were the road hammers, buy our record.
you cant just say that.... why not? ha ha ha ha

Call your mom
Hey were the Road hammers and your listning to the best
country...
oh ya see it looks easy on paper doesnt it... ya it does
hi were the road hammer and your listning to the best country...
hi were the road hammers and were..... see i screwed it up
already

Hey everybody this is Paul ___ from ____ when i listen to
trucker music
i listen to the road hammers
Chris does it better
Ok. Ruuu.. hmmm in the right key. Ruuuuuuuuun

ha ha ha ohhhh

Hey Scott I got it fixed dude!

big sfjkd hi-way slammer im doin what i got to do ya!
Whoo my dog singes better than that i think......
Damn.....