well i pulled out of pittsburgh i m rollin down the eastern seaboard i ve got my diesel wound up she s running like she never did before there s a speed zone ahead all right i don t see a cop in sight six days on the road and i m gonna see my baby tonight i ve got ten forward gears and a georgiea overdrive i m taking little white pills my eyes are open wide well i just passed a jimmy and a white i ve been passin everything in sight six days on the road and i m gonna see my baby tonight well it seems like a month since i kissed my baby good bye could have a lot of women but i m not like some other guys i could find one to hold me tight but i could never believe it s right six days on the road and i m gonna see my baby tonight well the i c c is checking down the line i m a little overweight and my log s three days behind but nothing bothers me tonight i can dodge them scales all right six days on the road and i m gonna see my baby tonight well my rig s a little old that don t mean she s slow and the smoke s rolling black as coal well my hometown s coming in sight if you think i m happy you re right six days on the road and i m gonna see my baby tonight six days on the road and i m gonna see my baby tonight six days on the road and i m gonna see my baby tonight