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Credits
PERFORMING ARTISTS
Tom Waits
Vocals
Arthur Richards
Electric Guitar
Jim Gordon
Drums
Jim Hughart
Upright Bass
Oscar Brashear
Trumpet
Tom Scott
Tenor Saxophone
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
Tom Waits
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Dayton Burr Howe
Producer
Geoff Howe
Assistant Engineer
Peter Lyman
Mastering Engineer
Terry Dunavan
Original Mastering Engineer
Lyrics
Well you hate those diesels rollin'
And those Friday nights out bowlin'
When he's off for a twelve hour lay over night
You wish you had a dollar
For every time he hollered
That he's leavin'
And he's never comin' back
But the curtain-laced billow
And his hands on your pillow
And his trousers are hangin' on the chair
You're lyin' through your pain, babe
But you're gonna tell him he's your man
And you ain't got the courage to leave
He tells you that you're on his mind
You're the only one he's ever gonna find
It's kind-a special, understands his complicated soul...
But the only place a man can breathe
And collect his thoughts is
Midnight and flyin' away on the road.
But you've packed and unpacked
So many times you've lost track
And the steam heat is drippin' off the walls
But when you hear his engines
You're lookin' through the window in the kitchen and you know
You're always gonna be there when he calls
'Cause he's a truck drivin' man
Stoppin' when he can
He's a truck drivin' man
Stoppin' when he can
Writer(s): Thomas Alan Waits
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