all across kansas all across kansas in the night we ll reach missouri in the dawn s early light my sister and i in the back seat don t care how far we got to go we want to keep rolling listening to that late night radio mama took the suitcases and blankets made us a little nest every time we peek up she says you kids try to get a little rest we can hear her and daddy singing warm as the dashlight glow in the back seat rain for the drumbeat listening to that late night radio we re almost sleeping tucking in our legs and arms we re almost dreaming looking through the rain at the little lights of the farms if we get stuck in the mud my daddy he will carry us i know the music s coming all the way from texas on the late night radio now my own children are back in that nest where i used to be every time they peek up i say you kids now try to get a little sleep and the older girl says daddy i wish we could drive all night just go and go oh i love it when it s raining can we listen to the radio listen to that late night radio can we drive all night and daddy listen to can we drive all night now daddy and listen to that late night radio in the back seat rain for the drum beat listen to that late night radio in the back seat rain for the drum beat listen to that late night radio coming all the way from texas oh that late night radio in the back seat rain for the drum beat listen to that late night radio oh i love it i love it i love it love it when it s raining can we go and go and go and go and go and go and go and listen to that late night radio can we go and go and go and go and go and 