Well, my first job was with my uncle tom He transport gravel in his great white truck He showed me how mean the road can be But fun and hard work beat misery And if you live this life you'll understeand The hard life of the travelling man And we work, work, work, drive, drive, drive We drive all day and we drive all night We shot up signs in broad daylight We pick up girls and we pick up fights And if we're too tired we take a break Drink a nice cup of coffee and be on our way Well, the bossman only pays you right If you get the load and deliver in time You gotta treat the big wheels with respect 'Cause life worth living with blood and sweat Well we pack it up, the seatbelt's tight And those 18 wheels will be burning tonight And we work, work, work, drive, drive, drive We drive all day and we drive all night We shot up signs in broad daylight We pick up girls and we pick up fights And if we're too tired we take a break Drink a nice cup of coffee and be on our way