Del Reeves Diesel On My Tail Lyrics

Diesel On My Tail Lyrics

I just pulled onto the highway in my little foreign car



Well it's rainin' and the road is really bad



Never saw that big ole diesel but I heard him hit the air



I got a feeling that I might have made him mad







There's a diesel on my tail a making ninety miles an hour



And my reflection in my mirror is mighty pale



I can hear St Peter calling I can almost smell the flowers



Can this compact take the impact there's a diesel on my tail







Well he closed the gap between us pushed the pedal on the floor



He's makin' ninety in that big ole diesel truck



Hear the names he's callin' me above the engine's roar



And the words won't be found in Webster's book







There's a diesel on my tail...







Well I'm huffin' and a puffin' as I try to make the grade



And I wish I had some pedals on this car



Then I'm slippin' and a slidin' and afraid to touch the brake



For this doodle bug could never stand the jar







There's a diesel on my tail...







Well I'm slippin' and a slidin' tryin' to hold it in the road



And I tell you I just got to win this race



While I'm tremblin' and a shakin' he's a pourin' on the coal



So close that I can steal his licence plate







There's a diesel on my tail...