Met ’em on the highwayWay out on the roadWhere they were a-headin’Don’t think anybody knowsDidn’t care where,Only needed to goThey’re just rollin’ alongPulled into a truckstopA hundred miles to goFeelin’ kind of beat upAfter eatin’ up the roadThought we had it tough’Til we heard their tale of woeThey’d been rollin’ alongLivin’ on the highwayRollin’ alongTravellin’ way too farRollin’ alongWith the mess they’re underLightnin’ and the thunder…Just rollin’ alongRollin’ alongSaid they’d play for pickin’sAny place on up the roadThought it would come easyThey’d be rakin’ in the doughBarely brings a livin’Said « I guess it comes slow »And they’re rollin’ alongTold me they’d seen troubleA short time agoAt a rock n’ roll houseWhere they’d tried to steal the showCowboys let ’em have itAnd they showed ’em where to goNow they’re…Rollin alongLivin’ on the highwayRollin’ alongTravellin’ way too farRollin’ alongWith the mess they’re underLightnin’ and the thunderJust rollin’ alongHaven’t got an eagleOr a place to lay their headsHave to run the highwayStill they’re gonna make itStill they’ve got the willYou know they’re gonna make itThey keep climbin’ up the hillRollin’ for the highwayStood and watched ’em goWonderin’ if they’d manageAs they blew off down the roadThinkin’ how we’d made this tripSo many years agoJust rollin’ alongLivin’ on the highwayRollin’ alongTravellin’ way too farRollin’ alongWith this mess they’re underLightnin’ and the thunder…Just rollin’ alongRollin’ alongJust rollin’ alongWhoa, rollin’ alongKeep those wheels a-turnin’Whoa, rollin’ alongJust rollin’ alongJust rollin’ along