Haggard, Merle - Truck Driver's Blues Lyrics






A truck driver's blues
A blues you can't lose if you ain't drivin'
Through mountains and valleys
And backin' through alleys too small

I got these truck driver's blues
The kind you can't lose if you ain't movin'
And huggin' the white line
Makin' you some kind of haul

I've got no one to blame
'Cause I love the four lane I'm on
I've got the heart of a gypsy
And the soul of the vagabond

And I got these truck driver's blues
The kind you can't lose if you ain't doggin' and loggin'
And pullin' the doubles
Or draggin' the trailer too tall

I got these truck driver's blues
The kind you can't lose if you ain't drivin'
Through mountains and valleys
And backin' through alleys too small

Huggin' the white line
Makin' you some kind of haul
Honey, I'm missin' you
And I'm singin' these truck driver's blues





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  1. R.... I....

    Tell our friend I have a Truck Driver's song written just for me.An it's never been published. The Red IRISH ROSE

  2. S.... B....

    This is the country gold standard - awesome

  3. B.... H....

    Rode with my dad bless him really felt this song seems like only. Yesterday,,

  4. z.... /....

    by george, i have wacked off in 48 states; get outta' my way...

    z.... /....

    You sick sorry, no trucking, son-of-a BITCH.

  5. M.... F....

    The poet of the comman man.

  6. S.... H....

    Woke up one afternoon in Great Falls, MT. Turned on the tv and the crawl across the bottom of the screen said "Roger's Pass closed to all but emergency traffic" Called dispatch and they said "Yeah you're going you're hauling groceries" So even though the Montana Highway Patrol and Highway maintenance said "No way we ain't going out there if you want to go your on your own". I was off to work. Took off in a blizzard and headed towards Missoula got to the bottom of the pass and threw on a set of 3 railers, got sideswiped by some farm truck hauling Christmas trees and came up on a Safeway truck hauling Montana doubles. He'd slipped a drag chain on the back trailer so I called him on the radio. He said yeah I see it back there but I'll fix it when we get to the top of the pass.
    Since I was only pulling a single 45 I took the lead, he dropped back a few miles so his headlights weren't in my mirrors and I plowed through snow coming over the fenders of a 69 Pete all the way to Missoula. I 'd call once in a while "Hey George you still back there, he'd answer just following your track man let me know if you go off the road" The good old days...

  7. D.... W....

    There's no one better than Merle Haggard just the best country music singer ever lived but we have your son Ben to keep your music alive he's a chip off the block rest in peace Merle

  8. m.... a....

    wow wow nicely done

  9. r.... b....

    The truckers favorite.

  10. S.... B....

    I lost a buddy and a fellow driver on my board. He stroked out or had a heart attack and dumped it in the ditch. He was a great man and lived for his kids and grand kids. The piece in the newspaper was just a very small piece on the 4th page the next day. I pulled out of the drop yard that day and was in traffic for 2.5 hours just getting around the wreck and saw roller skates stopping so they could take pictures of the wrecker pulling the wreck out. Sorry if I ruined someone's day I just had to get that off my chest.

  11. H.... J....

    Hate to see a brother of the highway go.

  12. R.... '....

    He Won't Ever Be Gone

  13. d.... ....

    I love this song. Thanks, Mike.

  14. C.... N....

    oh yeah....

  15. S.... L....

    then there is life

  16. C.... S....

    damn this one is nice is hell

  17. s.... w....

    any that hears this dose understand this life

  18. j.... m....

    I gotta say that I shed a tear listening to this.Breaks my heart to see ya go Merle.But your songs will live on forever.Love and miss you.Just kinda felt like i knew you personally.And it takes a great songwriter to convey that feeling

  19. j.... b....

    Truly going miss Merle Haggard. Amazing song. And song Movin On Tv theme. Country Music not same was back 1970s good old classic truck driver songs on radio. I should know my dad was trucker. God bless all trucker. Keep this America going strong today.

  20. D.... G....

    Rip in ol hand.. thanks for all the great songs

  21. f.... ....

    Happy rest-in-peaceday, Merle.

  22. F.... M....

    love Merle Haggard... natural

  23. J.... R....

    That is the best truck driving songI have ever heard !!!! thought I heard them all ...... that is the best one for me !!!!! Thanks Merle.

    J.... R....

    Used to think of this as I rolled over open highway in Ohio and Pa.

  24. R.... B....

    Ain't nuthin' like eatin' fried chicken and truckin'. Woooooha!

  25. g.... ....

    Yea I got the truck driver blues. 2 months on the road and a month ago she stopped answerin my calls. Roll on 18 wheeler!

    g.... ....

    Don't feel bad brother most of us have lost women that's the down side I always tell the Young drivers so you want to be a truck driver are you married how old are you you say 21 how long have you been married 3 years it won't last over five not in this line of work you're going to miss birthdays graduations births holidays and anniversaries still want to be a driver good luck I just ended my fourth marriage I'm not getting married again instead I'm going to buy me a new Western Star it'll be there longer than any of them was

  26. R.... D....

    Superexcelente musica ,country total

  27. T.... B....

    THANK 4 SHARING

  28. t.... ....

    34 years humping the road  just finished a Albany turn . I love this song ...

  29. 4.... ....

    First time I heard this song I was 5 years old living in a small town that didn't have a stop light.  I could hear the trucks driving on the highway at night and I would dream of a life on the road....
    Thanks

  30. w.... M....

    He talking about Chita,Tarzans side kick,HAHAHAHA. That was a good one.

  31. w.... M....

    you said it ,Truckies. We are Truckers here.

    w.... M....

    windsal
    ot Mc

  32. w.... M....

    Maybe spammers but kept you reading since you have nothing to do .Just like little kids saying my candy is bigger than yours.Everyone is just venting on comment.Nothing wrong with that. KEEP ON TRUCKING GUYS.Without trucks where would we be. Remember we are special.

  33. w.... M....

    there's not enough road for our trucks and your big motor mouth.We are not in Ass tralia,hahahaha

  34. j.... b....

    worst version ive ever heard...

  35. R.... B....

    Lovely!

  36. J.... S....

    Well son you got alot to learn.The haul road is bad but the conditions are always the same...just an image,brought up by a whole lot of cockiness.I hauldd on that sprerad myself many of times.I now am a bull hauler.Try doin what you do on 12 or 15 hrs of sleep in a whole week,let alone loading and unloading of cattle as well and then driving 5000 miles a week...do that then you can call yourself a truck driver,till then just cowboy up and realise we are all truckers and show respect for us pro's

  37. f.... ....

    my dad pulled a 58footer in snow and got stuck but hey!! my dad had his hazmat and all he drove dobbles up in the colorado rockies and had to drive to get there to train... and he staid up all night and almost fell asleep over the road so... it takes alot...

  38. A.... C....

    I've seen Double Road trains like all the time while driving along I-94 in Chicago, but in Austrailia..... They don't even have a awesome Interstate sytem like the You-Ass-Eh!!!!!! (USA)

  39. f.... ....

    next step is hit`n the ice road if u hadn't up in alaska or canada.

  40. f.... ....

    my dad drove a 53` i think in snow and he turned right at a stop light and the trailer got stuck in the snow and a other trucker helped him shovel out the trailer.

  41. f.... ....

    i`m gonna be driveing till god brings me up

  42. f.... ....

    GUESS WHT NO ONE CARES MY DAD DROVE A DOBBLE TRAILER UP MOUNTAINS IT TAKES ALOT JUST TO DO A 53ft trailer or smaller

  43. E.... ....

    Keep listening to the good music. It helped me thru some bad times. Hope you are getting stronger, and "Back on the Road again", soon.

  44. v.... ....

    Been driving for 12 years been to every state at least twice and half of canada. done did it all

  45. T.... ....

    beautiful song

  46. N.... V....

    Truck driving sucks. I have a lot of good friends that do it but all I got is debt from it. I wish I would have stuck with my original business goals and I would have been better off selling products on ebay. I owned my own truck and drove for 5 yrs making as much as 750 bucks a day gross but I still owe back taxes and lost my truck after putting all I had in it. They treat you like a rag and there's no glory in it other than being your own boss but you really aren't.

  47. F.... R....

    MERLE DID A GREAT JOB WITH THIS SONG

  48. c.... ....

    KEEP ON TRUCKING-- 42

  49. T.... B....

    @roadrebel1 @roadrebel1 Ever hear of the Pelletier ? The tv show on Discovery Channel? Thats the harsh Maine woods with them guys pullin doubles and weighin close to 400,00 pounds. Gettin little to no sleep day after day. Harsh Maine winter's, Maine's crappy roads, Maine's mud season. I bet you wouldn't last a day.

  50. T.... B....

    @roadrebel1 @roadrebel1 Ever hear of the Pelletier ? The tv show on Discovery Channel? Thats the harsh Maine woods with them guys pullin doubles and weighin close to 400,00 pounds. Gettin little to no sleep day after day. Harsh Maine winter's, Maine's crappy roads, Maine's mud season. I bet you wouldn't last a day.

  51. T.... B....

    @roadrebel1 Ever hear of the Pelletier ? The tv show on Discovery Channel? Thats the harsh Maine woods with them guys pullin doubles and weighin close to 400,00 pounds. So go pound sand up your ass you OTR queer

  52. W.... ....

    beautiful place ! greetings from mexico!

  53. t.... ....

    my grandpa drove for 40 years and my dad 16 and im 20 and want to drive for at least 30 years

  54. M.... ....

    i have always loved country music and oklahoma is the heart of country, i have always been proud of country music and my country my country as well i served with the 101st airborne in vietnam i have seen men killed by rockets morters and gunfire but the crulest thing i ever saw was done by a doctor working in one of the largest hospitals in tulsa for more info please see msbones1950 for more info

  55. J.... S....

    Nice video man my dad pulls a 48 spread hauling meat to California and Arizona every week i used to go with him a lot last year

  56. n.... f....

    @roadrebel1 my grandparents haul 50thousand pound loads up the coq. in BC in chain up/avalanche warning weather.. Try that buddy.

  57. S.... B....

    I'm a trucker .. I drive all over North America

  58. S.... S....

    @roadrebel1 hate to tell you but i haul something alot more dangerous than doubles or triples i drive around all day with gas, diesel, or jet fuel behind me. can u say that for the doubles or triples no they wont go boom

  59. e.... ....

    The Hag is awesome!

  60. T.... ....

    any gooser can drive the largest trucks and trailers around. it takes a real grabber not to brag about it...

  61. t.... ....

    @BigFishMike92 He's probably Canadian since he called ya yanks. And we Canadians were born in snow.

  62. d.... l....

    @roadrebel1 blow me

  63. t.... ....

    what a tune.. Great song!!!
    why bother arguing about who drives the largest truck? you're just a bunch of spammers

  64. A.... P....

    can you ever get enough of Merle?

  65. G.... ....

    @roadrebel1 Most states dont let you. Im certed for doubles,Triples,tanker,and hazmat. Whats your cert?

  66. R.... B....

    And can't forget about us oilfield truck drivers who help everybody move along in life!

  67. d.... ....

    Sorry to break it to you all....we do actually get snow down here & plenty of it.
    Just that alot of the truckies dont get much of a chance to drive in it.

  68. S.... ....

    @roadrebel1 they dont allow trains here judt doubles and triples

  69. E.... ....

    @roadrebel1 dude there's a double @ 2:27 .
    Oh! & they do get lots of snow, I'd like to see the Australians tackle that stuff

  70. B.... ....

    Thanks for posting ,Mike.For a singer that didn't want to sing truckin' songs,Merle sure does a great job on this and 3 other truck drivin' songs that I know of!!

  71. M.... C....

    What a great tune, I love the words...... I've now spent half my life on the road driving trucks and in those 20 odd years it's the first time I've heard this song.. Good times, bad times I've always earned an honest living for my mrs and kids and in all honesty enjoyed the work. Nice one Merle !!!!!

  72. J.... P....

    I've driven trucks in the States and the biggest problem is the many different laws that you encounter from one state to another. It's a nightmare so they mainly stick to 48 and 53 footer tandem axle trailers to remain legal in every state. NY and Oregon you even need different rego plates. Closer to the Canadian border you start to see B doubles and such configurations. Very complicated and frustrating. Keep on trucking!

  73. K.... S....

    @ZippDaLooz Is that You TeJay?

  74. K.... S....

    @ZippDaLooz Thank You! ;-)

  75. T.... J....

    @ksuess32 you're such a great dad!! \m/(^_^)\m/

  76. l.... ....

    @roadrebel1 What are you talking about? Why dont you try hauling doubles up in Maine in the middle of January in a blizzard with 50 mile per hour wind,blinding snow and 35 below 0 temps. We have a lot of rugged terrain here in the US. Cant haul multiple trailers.

  77. j.... ....

    we are fortunate to still have the HAG. when he is gone real country is gone forever...

  78. K.... S....

    This is great. I gave up the road to raise my 4 kids, after my wife split. This is the kind of thing that keeps me attached to my love.........The open Road........I thank God for Merle and the individual that put this video together as this is what keeps me going day to day.

  79. l.... ....

    A one stack mack with a shack on back makes more of a truck driver out of you than a high hp Pete that does the drivin for ya. Don't get me wrong, I would love a nice big shiny truck, but this little mack brings home the same check.

  80. t.... ....

    @roadrebel1 I pull dbl 48' in NY and Ma 116 from front to rear bumper. ,

  81. b.... ....

    we can't handle the doubles, ..were used to SUVs

  82. b.... d....

    wats the story with you yanks.........every truck video i have seen there is not 1 road train or b triple.......not even a double...........r u wimps or just cant handle the big trucks

  83. s.... ....

    Truck Driver Blues, I thought it meant you got stuck driving a Mack OTR...

  84. D.... V....

    Truck drivers rule the world!! Without them we would have nothing!!! From cars to the food we eat every night!! I grew up with a trucker (my father) from over the road to local 8 axle work (steel coils), to molds and dies. Wouldn't trade my childhood for nothing!! Really want to get my CDL and hit the road my self:)

  85. t.... ....

    thanks for posting this! company theme song PNEUMATIC HAULERS LLC AIKEN SC!!!

  86. D.... J....

    truck drivin is a harder life now then it ever been. fuel's gone through the roof...as has maintenence and truck prices.....130 to 140 grand for a new truck...at the least.. never mind that your gone for days..the DOTS.s a massive bitch....the goddanm government poking its large shit-covered nose in where it dont belong. what a beauty of a song

  87. i.... g....

    Good ole, Meryl was my father's fav old singer on the road, i grew up myslef hearing these good ole songs brings me back god memeories with my father who was on the road often during my childhood , miss my father now that hes been gone for 2years due to a hit n run that took his life from all who've loved him.

  88. b.... ....

    maaaaaan!never another like merle!5***** and faved also....blu65.