Prisoner of the Highway - Ronnie Milsap
Em G
Diesel powers 18 wheels to rollin'
A Em
as I pull it on to the Interstate
Em G
I've got 13 hours to make my destination
A B
And I don't want to stop to check my weight
C D Em D
There won't be no sleep for me tonight No
C B7
I've got to be hittin' Tulsa by first morning light
Chorus:
Em D
I'm a prisoner of the highway
A Em
Driven on by my restless soul
D
Call me a prisoner of the highway
A Em
Prison by the freedom of the road
Em G
I've run freight out of (Preeling)? West Virgina
A Em
And US Steel from Memphis
G
I've rode tobacco out of the Carolina's
A B7
California wines into Burmingham
C D Em D
Some people work just to survive Yeah
C B7
But up here in this cab that's when I'm most alive
Em D
I'm a prisoner of the highway
A Em
Driven on by my restless soul
D
Call me a prisoner of the highway
A Em D A Em
Prison by the freedom of the road
Break:
A
Got a wife living back in Tennessee
Em G
And she tries to understand the way I feel
A
I could give my hands to another line of work
/B C B7
But my heart would always be behind the wheel
Em D
Call me a prisoner of the highway
A Em
Driven on by my restless soul
D
I'm a prisoner of the highway
A Em
Prison by the freedom of the road
D
Don't you know I'm a prisoner of the highway
A Em
Driven on by my restless soul
D
Call me a prisoner of the highway
A Em . . .
Prison by the freedom of the road