Piece of the Road

(Tom T. Hall)



I know somewhere they are drivin', lovin' women makin' money all the time

And ever since I was a little boy that's all I've ever had on the mind

I had always been a music man I loved anything that rolls

And all I want is a piece of the road.



Piece of the road, a part of that traffic that's passin' me by

Piece of the road, a piece of that great big pie in the sky

Want you to use me like you want to Lord but lemme carry a part of the load

'Cause all I want is a piece of the road.



Well, forgive me if I love it just a little too much but you see

I have always been a part of the road and the road is such a big part of me

Well, each man has his calling and mine is to rattle and roll

And all I want is a piece of the road.



Piece of the road, a part of that traffic that's passin' me by

Piece of the road, a piece of that great big pie in the sky

Want you to use me like you want to Lord but lemme carry a part of the load

'Cause all I want is a piece of the road.



Well, I ain't too good but I ain't too bad

Though I've been sorry for some things that I've done

I've got to have a piece of the road before I reach the end of my run

You know time ain't no friend to no man I've got to get a road on this show

'Cause all I want is a piece of the road.



Piece of the road, a part of that traffic that's passin' me by

Piece of the road, a piece of that great big pie in the sky

Want you to use me like you want to Lord but lemme carry a part of the load

'Cause all I want is a piece of the road.



(Now I wanna go to Dallas, Fort Worth, Los Angeles, New York, Chicago,

St. Louis, Olive Hill, Kentucky

All I travel around and see all of them people and pick and sing...)