green montgomery well i pulled out of pittsburgh rolling down the eastern seaboard i got my diesel wound up she s arunning like never before there s a speed zone ahead alright but i don t see a cop in sight six days on the road i m gonna make it home tonight i got ten forward gears and a george overdrive i m takin little white pills my eyes are opened wide i just passed a jimmy and white i been passing everything in sight six days on the road i m gonna make it home tonight solo well it seems like a month since i kissed my baby goodbye i could have a lotta women but i m not like some other guys i could find me one to hold me tight but i could never make believe it s allright six days on the road i m gonna make it home tonight the fbi is checkin on down the line well i m a little overweight but my log books way behind but nothing bothers me tonight i m gonna dodge all the scales allright six days on the road i m gonna make it home tonight solo my rigs a little old but that don t mean she s slow there s a good flame blowing from her smoke stack black as coal well my home town s comming in sight and if you think i m happy you re right six days on the road i m gonna make it home tonight