Luke With A Sea

Lyrics

14 18 Wheelers

I left work early, Baby,
I swear to god it’s true
But this weather drove me crazy
tryin’ to find my way to you
A 40 car pile-up
and one more foot of snow
And 14 18 wheelers
were jack-knifed on the road

But I just can’t make it,
I think it’s plain to see
That bitter Ol’ Man Winter’s
got a bitter ol’ grudge on me

So I pawned the car for a pair of skates,
started makin’ real good time
But the cop that pulled me over,
said “Can’t you read the signs?”
So I pawned the skates to pay the ticket,
made a bee-line thru the snow
Fine time to f’rget my Boy Scout skills,
lost in the Great White North

But I just can’t make it,
I think it’s plain to see
That bitter Ol’ Man Winter’s
got a bitter ol’ grudge on me

Then I came across some train tracks,
as frost-bite bit my nose
Just about givin’ up the fight,
when I heard that whistle blow
She went tearin’ thru that avalanche,
like a bull moose on the run
She screamed and steamed thru tunnels,
like a bullet thru a smokin’ gun

But I still can’t make it,
I think it’s plain to see
That bitter Ol’ Man Winter’s
got a bitter ol’ grudge on me

When the train came to the station,
it was gettin’ close to dawn
I turned to wave to the driver,
but that good ol’ train was gone
Then the station started changin’,
into a general store
And someone said that ol’ train, ain’t run
for twenty years or more

Well I guess I made it,
I think it’s plain to see
That good ol’ Lady Luck
sent her train to carry me.
Ya I guess I made it,
I think it’s plain to see
That good ol’ Lady Luck
sent her train to carry me.

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© L. Normand, 1994
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