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Highway 395

by Phil Booth

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HIGHWAY 395
Pulled out of Victorville before the break of dawn
Tryin' to remember where I've been
I drive an eighteen wheeler on a dedicated run
Washington State and back again
Sometimes I think I'd rather stay home in my bed
But I know that I'll get all the sleep I need after I'm dead
Right now I'm feelin' real alive on Highway 395
When I was a younger man I hauled freight in the East
There ain't a lot that I ain't seen
I'll tell you now I don't miss that life in the least
If you live out West you know just what I mean
If you do you gotta know the way it feels
That two lane blacktop humming underneath your wheels
And all you want to do is drive on Highway 395
Deep beneath this road remains rutted tracks of wagon trains
Paiute trails and the hoofprints of the U.S. cavalry
twenty mule team borax loads
Prospectors in search of gold
And the ghosts of a thousand truckers like me
Cruisin' through Lone Pine Mount Whitney to the West
Under an Owens Valley Sky
Anohter hour on the road and I can get some rest
I'll stop in Bishop for the night
I'll grab a bite to eat and when I'm through
I'll stop in Rusty's and I'll drink a beer or two
'Cause Rusty's is my favorite dive on Highway 395
Pulled out of Victorville before the break of dawn
Like I've done a hundred times before
There's history and mystery on this road I'm travelin' on
One never knows what's in store
Sometimes I think I'd rather stay home in my bed
But I know I'll get all the sleep I need after I'm dead
Right now I'm feeling real alive on Highway 395
And all I want to do is drive on Highway 395
Copyright 2015 by Phil Booth

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