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Lyrics
Well I pulled outta Pittsburgh
A rollin' down that Eastern Seaboard
I got my diesel wound up
And she's a runnin' like a never before
There's a speed zone ahead, well alright
I don't see a cop in sight
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
I got me ten forward gears
And a Georgia overdrive
I'm takin' little white pills
And my eyes are open wide
I just passed a Jimmy and a White
I been a passin' everything in sight
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
Well it seems like a month
Since I kissed my baby goodbye
I could have a lotta women
But I'm not like a some other guys
I could find one to hold me tight
But I could never make believe it's alright
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
ICC is a checkin' on down the line
Well I'm a little overweight
And my log book's a way behind
But nothin' bothers me tonight
I can dodge all the scales alright
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
Well my rig's a little old
But that don't mean she's slow
There's a flame from her stack
And that smoke's a blowin' black as coal
My hometown's a comin' in sight
If you think I'm a happy you're right
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
Six days on the road
And I'm a gonna make it home tonight
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Performances
This song is unreleased by Elvis Costello, but he performed it in concert with Rosanne Cash in New York 2007-04-13.
Recordings
- Dave Dudley, single, 1963; also on Songs About The Working Man, 1964
- Red Sovine, on The Heart Rending Little Rosa, 1965
- George Jones, on Love Bug, 1966
- Bobby Bare, on English Country Side, 1967
- Hank Thompson, on Gold Standard Collection, 1967
- Taj Mahal, on Giant Step, 1968
- Del Reeves, on Looking At The World Through A Windshield, 1968
- Charley Pride, on In Person, 1969
- Johnny Cash, on The Johnny Cash Show, 1970
- The Flying Burrito Brothers (without Gram Parsons), on The Last Of The Red Hot Burritos, 1972
- The Flying Burrito Brothers (with Gram Parsons), on Honky Tonk Heaven, 1974
- Steve Earle, single, 1988
- George Thorogood, on Boogie People, 1991
- Albert Lee, on Black Claw & Country Fever, 1991
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