Woman Behind the Man Behind the Wheel Songtext

von Red Sovine

Those hard drivin' truckers
Gear jammin' day and night
Have got a real tough job to stand up to
By ballin' down the highway
In a big long diesel rig
It's not a job just anyone can do

But there's a lot of credit due
To a fine group of girls
They're the truckers wives
Who wait for their men
When they kiss them goodbye
And watch the tail lights fade
It's a lonely wait until they're home again

He may be gone three days
Or maybe two weeks
And everything is left in her care
Like payin' bills and cuttin' grass
And fixin' kids their meals
She's the woman behind
The man behind the wheel

Instrumental

This special breed of woman
Has to share a love affair
With that long stretch
Of highway on his mind
But she knows that he loves her
More than anything
She's a truckers wife
And that's the greatest kind

And as he sips his coffee
You can bet she's on his mind
When he's drivin' down
That highway all alone
And that sleeper sure gets lonely
Parked at a big truck stop
Compared to being in her arms at home

Now we've sung songs and praises
About the truckin' men
And they're true let's save one little spiel
For all the truckers wives
Because after all
She's the woman behind
The man behind the wheel
She's the woman behind
The man behind the wheel