Prisoner Of The Highway Lyrics - Mark Wills

Diesel power, eighteen wheels to rollin' 

As I pull it on to the interstate 

I've got thirteen hours to make my destination 

And I don't want to stop to check my weight 

Won't be no sleep for me tonight, no 

Gotta be hittin' Tulsa by first mornin' light 

[Chorus:] 

Call me a prisoner of the highway 

Driven on by my restless soul 

I'm a prisoner of the highway 

Imprisoned by the freedom of the road, yeah 

I've run freight out of Wheeling West Virginia 

And U.S. Steel from Bethlehem 

And I've rolled tobacco out of the Carolinas 

California winds into Birmingham 

Some people work just to survive 

But up here in this cab 

Is the only time I'm alive 

[Chorus:] 

I'm a prisoner of the highway 

Driven on by my restless soul 

Call me a prisoner of the highway 

Imprisoned by the freedom of the road, yeah 

I've got a wife livin' back in Tennessee 

Ronnie, she tries to understand the way I feel (Lord, have mercy) 

Now I could give my hand to another line of work 

But my heart would always be behind the wheel 

[Repeat First Chorus:] 

Don't ya know 

[Repeat Second Chorus:] 

We're prisoners of the highway (that's right) 

Imprisoned by the freedom of the road 

Yeah, we are prisoners of the highway (one more time) 

Imprisoned by the freedom of the road