The Sun's setting on the state line of Alabama
Watching the welcome sign fly by, little red in my eyes
Got the radio up and my ray bans on
Two thousand miles can get a little lonely
When there's a voice on the phone saying baby come back
That angel waiting on the other side of morning
Keeps the horses running fast

It's gonna be a long ride home
Rolling 18 wheels down an open road
Hauling a heartache and a heavy load
It's just another long night alone
When she's on my mind, pushing 85 never felt so slow
It's gonna be a long ride home

Another nowhere town, another neon truck stop
Midnight pullin' in, fill it up, little coffee in my cup
Couple scratch offs and a pack of smokes
It ain't easy on her, me being gone but it's nothing new
It's just the way it is when you got a job
That somebody's gotta do

It's gonna be a long ride home
Rolling 18 wheels down an open road
Hauling a heartache and a heavy load
It's just another long night alone
When she's on my mind, pushing 85 never felt so slow
It's gonna be a long ride home

Yeah, it's all exit signs, white broken lines
Just living them highway songs
Putting in the work, til I get to her
Yeah, I'll keep keepin' on

This long ride home
Rolling 18 wheels down an open road
Hauling a heartache and a heavy load
It's just another long night alone
When she's on my mind, pushing 85 never felt so slow
It's gonna be a long ride home
Oh, yeah, a long ride home