High Speed Heroes Lyrics - Charlie Daniels Band

He never had much but he saved enough 

To buy a souped up Chevrolet 

For years he drove them little dirt tracks 

Tryin' to make himself a name 

Until one night down in Gainesville 

When he finally found some fame 

It took all he had but he took the flag 

And a drive down victory lane 

From Talladega, Alabama 

He's the new man on the track 

Lined up next to Sterling Marlin 

Dale Jarrett's two cars back 

And it's gentlemen start your engines 

And the pace car pulls away 

He may not out run his heroes 

But he'll prove he's here to stay 

CHORUS: 

Legends of the asphalt 

Men with nerves of steel 

They'll give up everything they own 

Just to stay behind the wheel 

From a Thunderbird to a Chevrolet 

Who wins nobody knows 

They're runnin' hard for the checkered flag 

They're high speed heroes 

It's a pedal to the metal 

Rev up and change the gears 

And the sound of Sunday thunder 

Is sweet music to his ears 

There's a pileup on the back stretch 

And the crowd begins to roar 

And his mind goes back to other days 

And the ones who came before 

There's Richard, Dale, and Herbie, 

Davey, Lee, and Cale 

And in the second turn's the very place 

Where old fireball hit the rail 

Dale Earnhardt took the long ride 

He didn't go alone 

He just drove off into glory 

And the angels took him home