‘Big Rig Blues’ - Alexander Wren
In the spirit of Townes & Gram Parsons, I figured I’d film a little one-take of this latest tune. No editing or filters here—just hillbilly music in the room. The lyric is below👇💜
I got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
Got them 18 wheels
Got them cowboy boots
I got the pedal to the metal
Hula dancer on the dash
Gotta make it from Virginia
All the way to Hackensack
It’s a quarter ‘till eleven
And I’m drivin’ straight through
I got them big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
Well, I always loved the hum
Of the rubber on the road
Love to roll them windows down
Smell that burnin’ diesel smoke
Start to think about the score
I start to think about my wife
I look at all the trees
And then I contemplate my life
I ain’t ever been to heaven
But I’d bet it’s surely second
To these big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
It’s time to pull into the Pilot
For to take a little break
Gotta get a can of Skol
I’m gonna give myself a shave
I’m drinkin’ Folgers in the morning
Bumpin’ cocaine every night
While da country station sing
Praise the Lord, I saw the light!
There’s a heavy rain a-fallin’
And I’m howlin’ at the moon
I got them big rig blues
Got them big rig blues
Woo!
My address in Okie City
But the highway here’s my home
We have a baby girl named Lil’
And my firstborn is John
Yes, I’m proud to be livin’
In the U.S. of A
Where the kids can walk to school
And I can put some bread away
I’m just a good ol’ boy
Proud to pay his Teamster dues
Got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
Now, the savior worked with wood
Made his money with his hands
And my daddy sold appliances
To good honest men
And some people like to bake
Some people like to preach
And all of that alright
But, honey, none of it for me
So when anybody ask
Lord, I shoot ‘em straight and smooth…
I got them big rig blues
I got them big rig blues
I’m talkin’ 18 wheels
I’m talkin’ cowboy boots
I got the pedal to the metal
Hula dancer on the dash
I’ve made it to the garden state
It’s great to be on back
Now the mornin’ sun’s a-risin’
Shinin’ on the dew
Talkin’ big rig blues
I love these big rig blues
I got them big rig, big rig…
Blues